Widely used video-sharing social networking service TikTok on Thursday faced another ban after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) directed Pakistani authorities to immediately ban the app over immoral content.
The directives were issued by PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan, who was hearing a plea seeking a ban on Tiktok.
PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan remarked that the videos uploaded on the Chinese owned app were”not acceptable for Pakistani society”. He added that the audience mostly affected by TikTok were the youth.
Official Statement from TikTok regarding ban notification from Peshawar High Court says:
“Maintaining a safe and positive in-app environment is essential to the TikTok experience. We use a combination of technologies and moderation strategies to detect and review content that violates our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines (https://support.tiktok.com/ur/privacy-safety/community-policy-ur), and we implement penalties including removing videos and banning accounts when there are violations.
“Our H2 2020 Transparency Report shows that we aggressively and proactively take down inappropriate content in Pakistan. This highlights our commitment to complying with local laws. In fact, we have enhanced moderation capabilities in Pakistan, with our local-language moderation team growing close to 250% since September. At the same time, TikTok is built upon the foundation of creative expression.
“We are committed to continue working closely with the PTA to further strengthen our safeguards on behalf of our users, but we are also committed to ensuring our users’ rights to express themselves creatively on the platform, in line with our policies.
“We have faith that by working with the authorities to explain our policies and demonstrate our dedication to user security, we can arrive at a resolution that would allow TikTok to continue serving the millions of users in Pakistan who have found a home for creative expression on our platform.”
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