Notice regarding the banning of the Bigo Live, TickTock and Like applications

Dhaka: A Supreme Court attorney has sent a notice to the government to take the necessary steps to ban / ban the mobile phone applications called Bigo Live, TickTock and Like.

Lawyer of the Supreme Court. JR Khan Robin sent on Thursday (October 6) the notice to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, the Secretary of Information, the President of BTRC along with the registration post.

In a message about sending notices, he said that the young generation is being misled into using these apps. It is destroying morality, social values, and mutual respect. Young people or adolescents become involved in gangs and participate in criminal activities, becoming violent. Many people want to gain popularity cheaply through these applications and start thinking of themselves as popular.

The Bigo-Live app targets young people and young people who live and earn money by making obscene gestures and vulgar offers and catching them in sex. Many young people have suffered financially from falling into the fraud trap. Considering the harmful aspects of these apps, India and Pakistan have banned this app.

Regarding TickTalk apps, JR Khan Robin said that through it, many teenagers are making videos coloring their hair strange colors and following foreign subcultures, so there is violent and ugly content. Young short-haired women have uploaded videos of themselves dancing, singing, and performing in pornographic videos, as well as smoking and taking the lead. India, Pakistan and Indonesia have already banned the use. Concerned people say that these apps have a kind of brag.

Within 15 days after receiving this notice, the Bigo Live, TickTock, Like applications have been requested to close. Otherwise, he will file a judicial petition in Superior Court, the lawyer said.

Bangladesh time: 1329 hours, October 8, 2020
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