Tik Tak Banned For Third Time, Sindh High Court Orders To Stop Operations

 Tik Tak Banned For Third Time, Sindh High Court Orders To Stop Operations:

Tik Tak Banned For Third Time

Sindh High Court has once again ordered the suspension of video sharing app Tik Tak in Pakistan. This is the third time that Tik Tak's operation in Pakistan has been suspended.

In the petition filed in the Sindh High Court, Barrister Asad Ashfaq took a stand that such videos are being played on the Tik Tak application which has a profound negative effect on the younger generation.

According to the petitioner, obscene material is released which is against the country's culture and religious principles. Similarly, homosexuality has recently been proudly presented on Tik Tak. The petitioner told the court that a complaint was also lodged with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority but no remedy was taken.

The counsel for the petitioner contended that it was for these reasons that he had earlier approached the Peshawar High Court seeking closure of the Tik Tak operation in Pakistan. In the Peshawar High Court, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) officials had taken the position that the government had asked the Tik Tak administration to regulate its content and bring it in line with local laws and prevent it from spreading pornography. The Peshawar High Court lifted the ban on tick-tock after the government submitted its reply, but it continued. The petition was filed in the Sindh High Court.

Tik Tak Banned For Third Time

The court has issued notices to the Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on the request, ordering an immediate halt to the operation of Tik Tak across Pakistan. A further hearing in the case is set for July 8.

Earlier, PTA's lawyer had informed the court during the hearing in the Peshawar High Court that in addition to removing more than 8 million videos containing immoral and objectionable content published on Tik Tak, more than 400,000 accounts were also removed. Blocked. PTA lawyer Jahanzeb Mehsud said that the Tik Tak administration has also appointed a focal person to monitor the website.

Following assurances from the Tik Tak administration and the deployment of content-focused focal persons in Pakistan, the court lifted the ban on Tik Tak on April 21 on the condition that the sharing app would not upload any unethical videos.