Pakistan ban on ticketing has been lifted



The popular short-form video app is no longer available on mobile devices in the country after regulators Issued To “immediately” block “access” to it at the end of Thursday.

Pakistan’s telecommunications authority said it had banned ticketing after a Peshawar provincial court ordered the removal of the platform.

According to the court order, the judges argued that the application is “harmful to Pakistan’s youth”. They also claimed that “videos are being uploaded [were] Against the standards and values ​​set by the country “.

The first platform was blocked last October after the Telecommunications Authority accused it of hosting “unethical” and “vulgar” content.

The authority said at the time that it had not created a satisfactory way to block ticket ok or offensive content following warnings that its building would be streamlined during the summer.

The decision was made after the application, owned by Chinese tech giant Bydance, promised mediating content in compliance with local laws.

Since then, questions have been raised about the company’s future in Pakistan.

Representatives of the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority told the court on Thursday that the ticket had not yet proved that it could keep its promise to crack down on certain content, according to Sara Ali Khan, a local legal representative in Peshawar, who is considering the application before the court. Prohibition. Khan told CNN Business that she was present in court during the proceedings.

Ticket ok or Friday did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But he has previously said he has “strong defense to support a safe and welcoming platform” and that he will “continue to enable Pakistani voices and creativity in a safe environment.”
The social network has recently faced many obstacles around the world. In January, India was forced to lay off workers, following a month-long ban on the platform.

Ticket ok said at the time that it had not been given clear instructions in India on “how and when our applications can be relaunched”, and “had no choice but to measure the size of our staff.”

– Michelle Toh contributed to this report.

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