Islamabad/Peshawar:
A higher court in Pakistan mentioned the country’s telecommunications authority can lift a block on social media app TikTok, soon after government officials mentioned the corporation was working with them on monitoring what they known as “immoral” content.
The head of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told the court in a hearing on Thursday in Peshawar that it was in talks with TikTok and the corporation had agreed to appoint a focal particular person to guarantee content was superior moderated.
“Immoral” content according to the government’s definition contains nudity, blasphemy and obscenities.
“When people realize the PTA will take action against them they will no longer upload such videos,” Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan mentioned throughout the hearing.
“We want to acknowledge Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s support and ongoing productive dialogue, and recognize their care for the digital experience of Pakistani users,” TikTok mentioned in a statement issued on Thursday soon after the court ordered the ban be lifted.
On March 11 the court had ordered the app be blocked in the nation based on a petition alleging it had obscene content. The court will continue hearing the case on May 25.
Last October the PTA blocked TikTok for equivalent motives, but soon after 10 days it reversed its selection saying the company’s owners, China-based ByteDance, had agreed to moderate content in Pakistan.
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