Pakistan blocks Tinder, other dating apps over ‘immoral’ content


The PTA said it had barred users from accessing apps like Tinder, SayHi, Tagged and Skout after the social networking apps failed to ‘moderate... content in accordance’ with Pakistan’s laws. — AP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sept 1 blocked access to Tinder and several other dating apps in a bid to control “immoral” and “indecent” content, just days after regulators threatened to shut down YouTube for similar reasons.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said it had barred users from accessing Tinder, Grindr, SayHi, Tagged and Skout after the social networking apps failed to “moderate... content in accordance” with Pakistan’s laws.

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