Pakistan: Third blocking of TikTok

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has decided not to implement a full block of TikTok in the country on 5 July 2021, citing the company's actions in blocking banned content. The PTA also noted, however, that it reserves the right to in…

On 2 July 2021, the Sindh High Court has lifted the suspension of TikTok it had ordered on 28 June 2021. This move was taken since the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the court that it had already taken up investigations regardin…

The Sindh High Court has ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend access to TikTok until 8 July 2021, stating that the company had not abided by obligations to monitor and block content. TikTok also did not follow through on…