Tag: tiktok
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TikTok removes over 30 million Pakistani videos
TikTok has deleted more than 30 million videos from Pakistan during the second quarter of 2024 for violating community guidelines. A Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released by TikTok stated that the platform has deleted more than 30,709,744 videos from TikTok in Pakistan in recent years. 99.5 per cent of videos were deleted before users reported…
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TikTok removes 20 million videos in Pakistan for violating community guidelines
TikTok has deleted 20 million videos in Pakistan that violated the social media giant’s community guidelines. The company wants to make sure its platform is safe and respectful for all users. This isn’t the first time TikTok has removed videos in Pakistan. Last year, it deleted 11.7 million videos for the same reason. TikTok uses…
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Ali Abbas wants 18+ age limit, ID verification for social media
Pakistan is going through huge regulations, with Twitter/X banned by the government and talks of a firewall underway in the country. Recently, actor Ali Abbas appeared as a guest on the ‘FHM Podcast’ where he talked about the urgent need for regulations on social media.Ali Abbas said, “There should be an age limit of 18 years…
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Mohammad Ahmed is all praise for rural TikTokers
TikTok has caught the attention of Mohammad Ahmed. The screenwriter and actor recently praised rural TikTokers for their creativity and impact.Muhammad Ahmed was invited as in ‘Mazaaqrat’, hosted by Imran Ashraf. He talked up about making TikToks.The host asked, “Especially what you are doing on TikTok these days, what it is all about? What’s the…
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TikTok removes 93.5 percent of controversial videos at Pakistani government request
TikTok removes 93.5 percent of controversial videos at Pakistani government request
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Court issues notice to PTA in TikTok ban case
The Peshawar High Court has sought a response from the federal government within 15 days on the request to impose a complete ban on TikTok. The petition stated that relevant authorities have failed to remove ‘profane and obscene’ content on the app. According to media reports, the bench, comprising of Chief Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and…
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TikTok challenges potential US ban in court
Washington (AFP) – TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the United States on Tuesday, taking aim at a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban. This comes around two weeks after President Joe Biden signed a bill giving TikTok 270 days to find…
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TikTok and its ‘secret sauce’ caught in US-China tussle
Seoul (AFP) – As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing’s response to a forced sale of the app – and its ‘secret sauce’ algorithm – will be clear: Hands off. Under new legislation that passed the House of Representatives last week, TikTok could be banned…
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China warns proposed TikTok ban will ‘come back to bite’ US
Beijing (AFP) – Beijing warned on Wednesday that a proposed ban on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok would “inevitably come back to bite the United States”. The US House of Representatives is set to vote later Wednesday on a bill that would force the app to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the…
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Senator withdraws resolution to ban Social Media in Pakistan
Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi has withdrawn his resolution aimed at imposing a blanket ban on several major social media platforms in the country. The resolution, which sparked controversy before its introduction in the house, called for the government to prohibit access to Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube, citing concerns over their perceived…