For its part, TikTok has already employed a Pakistani-origin content manager in Malaysia to oversee what was being produced here. The same report shows the Pakistani government made four requests to TikTok about content, citing 40 user accounts. Unlike websites, literacy is not an issue with digital platforms like TikTok, where most content is in audio or video form. In contrast, the voices of poor Pakistanis are not well-represented on other social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. In the meantime, TikTok hopes to get back online in Pakistan as it seeks to avert bans elsewhere.

Source: The Express Tribune October 19, 2020 04:07 UTC