By AFP The US ambassador to China said Friday that Beijing’s position on a potential TikTok ban in the United States was “supremely ironic” given the ruling Communist Party’s censorship of online platforms within its borders. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force […]
By AFP A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a ban on TikTok set to come into effect next year in Montana, saying the popular video-sharing app was likely to win its pending legal challenge. US District Court Judge Donald Molloy placed the injunction on the ban until the case, […]
By AFP Somalia’s government announced Sunday a ban on social media platforms TikTok and Telegram and an online betting app, saying they were being used by “terrorists” to spread propaganda. The move comes ahead of a much anticipated second phase of a military offensive against Al-Shabaab, the Islamist militant group […]
By NTV Kenya A petitioner has called on Members of Parliament to ban the use of popular social media application, TikTok saying it is a contributor to erosion of cultural and religious morals in Kenya. The Executive Officer of Bridget Connect Consultancy Bob Ndolo in a petition to the National […]
Police are hunting for a TikToker who recently uploaded a video of himself engaging in indecent sexual acts with a minor. Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, has identified the suspect as Joseph whom he says recorded himself indecently assaulting an underage girl. SCP Enanga told journalists in Kampala that the man […]
