Pakistan lifts weeks-long ban on TikTok over racy content

The court in Peshawar had issued the ban on March 11 following complaints about the alleged presence of "immoral and indecent content” on the popular social media app. On Thursday, after consulting with the media agency, it repealed it. — Reuters

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday reinstated access to the Chinese video service TikTok, after a court banned it weeks ago and urged authorities to ensure that it carried no "vulgar” content.

The court in Peshawar had issued the ban on March 11 following complaints about the alleged presence of "immoral and indecent content” on the popular social media app. On Thursday, after consulting with the media agency, it repealed it.