TikTok returns to Albania after government-imposed ban


The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

TIRANA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Social media platform TikTok is back in Albania after a year-long ban expired this month, in a case illustrating the complexity ⁠of imposing bans in a politically fragmented region and sparking questions over online safety and censorship.

The ban, imposed last ‌year and ostensibly linked to the death of a teenage boy after bullying online, saw Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok banned for all users. The government says TikTok has now tightened safety measures sufficiently.

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