ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has expressed anger over the closure of social media app TikTok.
A petition against the closure of Tik Tak was heard in the Islamabad High Court on Friday. Chief Justice Athar Minallah questioned why the Peshawar and Sindh High Courts had asked for a mechanism for tick talk but why the PTA closed the application. All kinds of videos are also on YouTube, will PTA shut it down, in the same way Google will have to shut it down.
The PTA lawyer said that the application is also closed in India, on which the court expressed its indignation and remarked that India closed the tick talk because it was a Chinese application and now PTA stands with India. Will be. The court further remarked whether the PTA wanted to cut off Pakistan from the rest of the world. Explain to PTA what research has been done so far on the advantages and disadvantages of tick tock.
The High Court directed the PTA to consult the federal government in formulating a code of conduct for tick talk while also issuing notice to the Secretary Information Technology seeking a reply on August 23. The Telecommunication Authority was directed at the next hearing. To satisfy the court regarding the closure of the talk show.
On July 2, the Sindh High Court reversed its decision to ban tick tack. The court had directed the PTA to expedite the disposal of tick-tack applications. The PTA's lawyer told the court that the PTA had closed tuck-tack on June 30 across the country. The Sindh High Court had on June 28 ordered the suspension of Tik Tok. The PTA had sought withdrawal of the restraining order
It may be recalled that on June 28, the Sindh High Court had ordered PTA to immediately suspend the Tik Tak application. The Sindh High Court heard the petition of Barrister Asad Ashfaq and Moaz Waheed Advocate against Tik Tak in which the petitioner stated The Sindh High Court had issued notice to the Attorney General and other parties on the matter and sought a reply by July 8.
Reacting to the decision to shut down Tik Tak, the Tik Tok management said that Tik Tak has an excellent system for reviewing inappropriate content. There are strong policies, procedures and technologies for action
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