Albania stops a tick on a year in the middle of concern about violence among children

Tirana, Albania – The Albanian cabinet decided on Thursday to abolish the tictionary for 12 months, blaming the video sharing platform for encouraging violence and harassment, especially among children.

Education Minister Ogert Manastirliu said they were in contact with a tictok on installing a filter like parental supervision and the inclusion of the Albanian language.

Authorities carried out 1,300 meetings with about 65,000 parents who have “recommended and were in favor of the Tiktok platform”, said Minister.

The cabinet started the move last year after the teenager scored another teenager to death in November after a quarrel that started on the missile.

Tictok did not immediately answer the request for a commentary on the decision of the Government.

When Prime Minister Edi Rama He said in December aimed at closing the social media platform, Tictor He asked for “an emergency clarity of the Albanian government” on the case of a stab teenager.

On Thursday, Rama said they were in the “positive dialogue with the company,” who would soon go to the country to offer “a series of measures to increase safety for children.”

The company said that “did not find any evidence that the perpetrator or victim had a ticket account, and multiple reports were actually confirmed by videos leading to this incident, not a flatter.”

Albanian children contain the largest group of tickets in the country, according to researchers.

There are growing concern than Albanian parents after the reports of children are inspired by the content on social media to enjoy the knives to school, ie cases of harassment promoted in the tictok.

Authorities increased the presence of the police in some schools and establish other measures, including training programs for teachers, students and their parents.

The opposition did not agree with the Tictok’s closure and set 15. March for the protest against the move. She said that the ban is “the act of intolerance, fear and terror from free thinking and expression.”