TikTok says it has received no communication from PTA despite efforts.
The notorious video making application, was banned due to “immoral” content according to PTA.
TikTok on Saturday expressed disappointment that its users and creators in Pakistan were still unable to access the video-sharing platform.
Despite the company’s efforts to enrage with the country’s telecom regulator.
Chinese social media application, said on Saturday it “received no communication” on why its service remains blocked in Pakistan.
On October 9, TikTok had been banned in Pakistan over ‘obscene’ and ‘indecent’ content.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority banned the TikTok in view of complaints.
As per the authority:
The app was given significant time to respond and comply with instructions to effectively moderate “unlawful online content”.
However, the company failed to do so and hence the ban on application.
Details on TikTok ‘s communication with PTA
In a press statement, it said:
“Sad that our users and creators in Pakistan are still unable to access TikTok, more than one week after our services were blocked in the country”.
TikTok further said it had:
“Made concerted efforts to address questions from the government of Pakistan around our content moderation process,”
It continued saying:
“Including significantly increasing the capacity of our local language content moderation team”.
It stated further:
“After TikTok was blocked in Pakistan;
We continued to engage with the PTA to demonstrate our commitment to comply with local laws and further enhance our content moderation capacity.”
It added:
“Though the PTA acknowledged and appreciated these efforts, our services remain blocked in the country and we have received no communication from PTA,”
The company said it was unfortunate that the app’s users in the country were “unable to showcase their talent and creativity”.
Whereas the TikTok community’s “creativity and passion has brought joy to households across Pakistan and opened vital economic opportunities to incredibly talented creators”.
TikTok said it was continuing to engage with the government and it hoped that:
“Our productive dialogue with the PTA can bring assurance of the government’s commitment to a stable, enabling environment.”
The company said it would assess its allocation of resources to Pakistan’s market in case the government decided to remove the ban on the app.