‘TikTok’ ban revoked in Pakistan. After the Chinese officials also warned that Pakistan will pay the price if the ban on TikTok not revoked.
Earlier, Pakistan has banned the popular short video app TikTok, citing the circulation of videos that it deemed “immoral and indecent. Some even called it a grave danger to national security. But all concerns are not enough to sustain the Chinese pressure.
The Ban on ‘TikTok’ Revoked in Pakistan
We have learned from our Pakistan sources that The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday said that TikTok is being unlocked “after assurance from management that they will block all accounts repeatedly involved in spreading obscenity and immorality”. “TikTok will moderate the account in accordance with local laws,” tweeted the authority.
TikTok is being unlocked after assurance from management that they will block all accounts repeatedly involved in spreading obscenity and immorality.
TikTok will moderate the account in accordance with local laws.— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) October 19, 2020
Chinese TikTok’s parent company ByteDance regretted that its services remain suspended in Pakistan more than a week after the country’s telecommunication authority banned it. The Chinese officials also warned that Pakistan will pay the price if the ban on TikTok not revoked.
Beggars can’t be the choosers :
Pakistan is fully dependent on China for its military and financial needs. The country is in complete control of China with ever-deepening loans procured from the Chinese banks.
But for Pakistan, China and its Company’s welfare is more important than its national security. After a stern warning from the Chinese government, Pakistan has allowed TikTok to operate normally.
According to some estimates, the app has been installed 43 million times in Pakistan, with 14.7 million of those coming in the year 2020 alone. The app was banned in the country on Oct 9 with the regulator citing “obscenity” “NAtional Threat’ as the reason.
Sources: DAWN, Bussinesstoday, Twitter
