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December 23, 2024 | 08:48 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - On Saturday, December 21, Albania banned TikTok for one year after Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed the platform for fueling violence among youth in and outside school.
Citing Anadolu, the decision came after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death in November by a classmate. Local media had said the incident was a result of arguments between the two boys on social media.
A Sunday report from Euronews, as quoted from Antara, said Albanian authorities then held a meeting with teachers and parents following the incident. During the meeting, Rama said the government will block TikTok.
“It’s much stronger, far more influential, and far more enticing to a child when the ‘neighborhood troublemaker’ they follow on TikTok is more appealing than the values we want to instill at home. And we fear that when our children leave the house, that’s the influence they’ll connect with,” Rama said at a meeting with parent groups and teachers in the capital Tirana.
Countries That Ban TikTok
A long list of countries have blocked or banned TikTok before Albania’s decision. Some cite privacy or ethical issues, while others use national security reasoning. Here are some of the countries that have blocked or banned TikTok:
- Albania
- Canada
- Belgium
- China
- Denmark
- European Union
- United States of America
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Belgium
- Denmark
- India
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Somalia
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- Pakistan
- France
- Estonia
- Austria
Dewi Rina Cahyani, Laili Ira, and Linda Lestari contributed to the writing of this article
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