PTA dismisses fake notification about TikTok ban in Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday dismissed as fake a notification circulating on social media claiming that TikTok had been banned in Pakistan. In a statement, the authority clarified that it had not issued any such notification, describing the circulating information as false and misleading. The PTA urged the public not to share or rely on unverified information on…
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) firmly rejected a false social media notification claiming a ban on TikTok in Pakistan, calling the information "false and misleading." The authority emphasized that no such notification had been issued and urged citizens to rely on verified sources for updates. TikTok, however, removed more than 23.24 million videos in Pakistan from April to June 2026 due to violations of its Community Guidelines.
Globally, the platform removed over 188.2 million videos during the same period. The report shows TikTok's enforcement efforts in Pakistan, with a video removal rate of 1.1 percent. Of these, 99.7 percent were proactively detected and removed within 24 hours of posting. Additionally, 519,075 videos were restored after further review.
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