Influencers in Somalia are devastated after TikTok was banned in the country
The Somali government announced the ban is over ‘horrific content’ and ‘misinformation’.
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The Somali government announced the ban is over ‘horrific content’ and ‘misinformation’.
MOGADISHU — Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister said. "The minister of communications orders internet companies to stop the aforementioned applications, which terrorists and immoral groups use to spread constant horrific images and misinformation to the public," the minister, Jama Hassan Khalif,...
Tiktok: The decision comes days after Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said a military offensive against al Shabaab aims to eliminate the al Qaeda-linked group in the next five months.
Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram and online betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister said.
Armed group al-Shabab, which wages a war against the Somali state, uses the platforms to post its activities.