The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has lifted Friday the ban on TikTok.
The authority restored the services of TikTok on assurances by the platform to control immoral and indecent content. the PTA tweeted.
Following the ban on July 20, the authority remained in communications with the TikTok management, it said.
The action was taken due to the continuous presence of inappropriate content on the platform and its failure to take such content down,” the PTA said in a press statement.
First ban: October 9, 2020
The video-sharing app was first blocked in Pakistan on October 9, 2020, over its “obscene and immoral” content. The PTA said it had issued a final notice to the app and gave considerable time to respond and develop and an effective mechanism for ‘proactive moderation of unlawful online content.
The ban was, however, reversed after 10 days. The PTA spokesperson said the TikTok management has assured the authority that it will block all accounts repeatedly involved in spreading obscenity and immorality and moderate content in accordance with local laws.
Second ban: March 11, 2021
The PTA blocked TikTok for the second time on the high court’s orders on March 11.
“In respectful compliance to the orders of the Peshawar High Court, PTA has issued directions to service providers to immediately block access to the TikTok App,” the PTA said in a Twitter post.
The ban was reversed after three weeks.
Third ban: June 28, 2021
The app was blocked for the third time on orders of the Sindh High Court on June 28 over “immoral” and “objectionable” content. The ban was reversed after four days after PTA assured the content will be monitored.
TikTok has removed over six million videos in Pakistan due to nude and sexual content, from January till March this year, it announced.
Press Release: PTA has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the Platform to control immoral / indecent content.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) November 19, 2021
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