PTA issues final warning to Tik Tok and blocks Bigo app

PTA issues final warning to Tik Tok and blocks Bigo app



Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday issued a final warning to China-owned short-form mobile video platform TikTok and blocked live-streaming application Bigo over complaints of "immoral, obscene and vulgar content" and "extremely negative effects".
In a press release issued Monday, the PTA said it had received a "number of complaints  from different segments of the society against immoral, obscene and vulgar content on social media applications particularly Tik Tok and Bigo". according to press release number of complaints had been received from different segments of the society against immoral,obscene and vulgar content on social media applications particularly TIK TOK and Bigo,and their extremely negative effects on the society in general and youth in particular.PTA had issued necessary notices to the aforementioned social media companies under law to moderate the socialization and content within legal and moral limits, in accordance with the laws of the country. However, the response of these companies has not been satisfactory. Therefore, in exercise of its powers under PECA,PTA has decided to immediately block Bigo and issue final warning to Tik Tok to put in place a comprehensive mechanism to control obscenity, vulgarity and immorality through its social media application.

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