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Pakistan: Fourth blocking of TikTok

Progress

Current status
adopted
20 Jul 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Pakistan
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

20 Jul 2021
adopted

Fourth blocking of TikTok by PTA

On 20 July 2021, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced its decision to block access to TikTok in the country, citing the company's failure to sufficiently comply with requests to implement content moderation mechanisms. This i…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body