AMMAN — Social media
users in Jordan are spreading news of the
return of the "TikTok" platform without the need for a VPN application. Jordan had temporarily
banned the services of the "TikTok" platform on December 16, 2022
of last year due to misuse and the platform's failure to address posts
promoting violence and chaos. However, while some social media users say
TikTok has returned, it is important to note that it has not been officially
confirmed.
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The
Anti-cybercrimes unit had previously stated that "
TikTok" did not effectively handle
misuse by its users, whether by glorifying and disseminating violent acts or
inciting chaos, Al-Mamlaka TV reported. They also noted that the platform was
promoting videos from outside the country and manipulating them to affect the
sentiments of citizens.
300,000 pieces of content removed from the
platform
Faisal Al-Shboul, the
government spokesperson and Minister of State for Media Affairs, had mentioned
earlier that "
TikTok" had removed around 300,000 pieces of content
from the platform, but it "has not addressed videos that I don't believe
any society would accept."
He considered
"TikTok's problem, in which they admitted that their oversight of videos
is less than other platforms," and said that if the platform addressed
this issue, "we may return to dialogue."
The "TikTok"
short-video recording application had announced talks with the government with
the aim of
lifting the ban imposed on it about a month after the Electronic
Crimes Unit accused it of not dealing with misuse by users, whether by glorifying
and disseminating acts of violence or inciting chaos,
promoting videos from
outside the country, and manipulating them to affect the sentiments of
citizens.
The application
revealed the "removal of 310,724 videos in Jordan, 86.6 percent of
them...before receiving any views."
It clarified that
"our (TikTok) teams will continue to take appropriate action against any
content that violates the guidelines" set out in the
TikTok system and
related to respecting communities, and confirmed "strict and proactive
removal of non-compliant content in Jordan."
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