Pak issues final warning to Chinese app TikTok

July 23, 2020 20:21

China's all-weather friend Pakistan has given a big jolt to the business ambition of Chinese tech firms in the country.

In an unprecedented move, Pakistan now has blocked the Bigo Live streaming application and issued a "final warning" to video-sharing app TikTok over obscene and immoral content on these Chinese platforms.

The Chinese business interests are witnessing a heavy pushback from an unlikely quarter, Pakistan, in recent times, where Beijing has invested billions of dollars.

The Pakistani establishment's unhappiness with theses Chinese social media applications is not overtly linked to security or geopolitical issues like India that banned 59 Chinese apps on security grounds.

It's not just India though.

The United States is also seriously mulling a ban on TikTok, alleging that it's a front for data mining and all user data is shared with the Chinese government.

TikTok is under scrutiny in Australia too for similar reasons.

So even if there are security or privacy concerns over Chinese apps in Pakistan, these would never be publically acknowledged by Islamabad.

Pakistan is instead worried that the content on these applications is 'objectionable' that influences youths negatively.

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