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TikTok Ban Lifted by Pakistan Court as ‘Immoral’ Content Being Monitored
“Immoral” content according to the government’s definition includes nudity, blasphemy, and obscenities.
“When people realise the PTA will take action against them they will no longer upload such videos,” Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan said during the hearing.
“”We want to acknowledge Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s support and ongoing productive dialogue, and recognise their care for the digital experience of Pakistani users,” TikTok said in a statement issued on Thursday after the court ordered the ban be lifted.
On March 11, the court had ordered the app be blocked in the country 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 similar reasons, but after 10 days it reversed its decision saying the company’s owners, China-based ByteDance, had agreed to moderate content in Pakistan.