Tik Tak was banned by the court

Chief Justice Peshawar High Court has issued orders to shut down Tik Tak app across the country till it stops immoral content.

 A petition filed against Kotak Talk was heard in the Peshawar High Court on Thursday. DGPTA, Deputy Attorney General and petitioner's counsel Nazish Muzaffar and Sara Ali appeared in the court.

 Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan had remarked that uploading videos on Tik Tak is not acceptable to our society.  He further remarked that obscenity was spreading in the society through tick talk videos so it should be stopped immediately.

 Learn more: Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan inquired from DGPTA what would be the harm to them by closing the Tik Tak application. DGPTA said that the closure of the application would be a loss to PTA.  Dars have applied but have not yet received a positive response.

 The Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court further remarked that Tik Tak should be stopped till the officials of Tik Tak act on your request and cooperate with you to stop immoral content. Tik Tak is affecting most of the youth and it  The report that is being received about is unfortunate.

 Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan further inquired as to where the office controlling tick-tock was. The DGPTA said that the head office was in Singapore and not its office in Pakistan and it was being controlled from Dubai.

 Reacting to the Peshawar High Court's decision to ban the application, the Tik Tak administration said that providing a safe and better environment to Tik Tak users was a top priority, adding that the company had misused content against the rules and regulations.  Using different technologies for search and review.

 Learn the details: The notification issued by the Opposition Minister for the ban on tick talk of IT Minister said that in addition to removing inappropriate and obscene content and fines, the banning of such users' accounts is also going on.  Our H220 Transparency Report makes it clear that we are aggressively and proactively removing inappropriate content in Pakistan, demonstrating our commitment to enforcing local laws.

 In October 2020, the Pakistan Telecom Authority had also banned Tik Tak.  A PTA spokesman said the TuckTuck administration had promised to crack down on immoral content.  After which it was decided to restore Tik Tak.