The telecommunication authority kept the door open for a return of TikTok (AP)Pakistan blocked the Chinese social media app TikTok, saying the company failed to fully comply with the instructions to develop an effective mechanism to control unlawful content. In a statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that it took the step after receiving complaints against “immoral and indecent” content on the video-sharing platform. Expand Close The video-sharing app has been downloaded almost 39 million times in Pakistan (PA) PA / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp The video-sharing app has been downloaded almost 39 million times in Pakistan (PA)Pakistan has close relations with China. In July, PTA said it had issued a “final warning” to TikTok to remove “obscene and immoral content”. The video-sharing app, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, is the third-most downloaded app over the past year after WhatsApp and Facebook and has been downloaded almost 39 million times in Pakistan.

Source: Irish Independent October 10, 2020 05:37 UTC