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Not France or the UK: This is the European country that has banned TikTok for a year

Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister has announced that the social media platform will be banned for 12 months.

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Following Edi Rama (Albania’s prime minister), announcing a possible one-year TikTok ban in late December after the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old which followed arguments on the social media platform, the country’s Education Minister (Ogerta Manastirliu) confirmed this week that Albania will impose a 12-month ban on TikTok to safeguard children.

The measure is expected to take effect in the next few days with Manastirliu claiming: “We have decided to take temporary measures to avoid the negative impacts of the online platform TikTok.

We have set up an inter-institutional working group with the participation of institutions that have direct responsibility for the protection and safety of children and young people in the digital environment”.

The decision to block the app was taken in consultation with 65,000 parents and teachers and after its technical feasibility was studied.

Opposition figures have said that the ban is an “abuse of power to suppress freedom of speech in Albania,” raising alarm over the lack of due process.

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