Albania prohibits Tikkok one year after teenage murder

Albania prohibits Tikkok one year after teenage murder

On Saturday, Albania terminated a one-year ban on the popular short video app TIKTOK This prohibition follows the fatal incident in which a teenager died in the past month, which raised concerns about the influence of social media on children.

part of the security plan for schools

The ban that is part of a more comprehensive plan to improve security in schools will come into force at the beginning of next year, said Prime Minister Edi Rama after meeting parents and teachers from all over the country. "We will close it for everyone for a year. Tikkok will not be available in Albania," emphasized Rama.

similar measures in Europe

Several European countries, including for social media Children under the age of 16.

The culprits for youth violence

rama in particular made social media, and Tikkok in particular, responsible for the fact that violence among young people is funded both at school and outside. After the fatal incident in November, this decision was made in November, in which a 14-year-old student was stabbed by a classmate. Local media reported that the incident had emerged from disputes between the two boys on social media. Videos were also published on TikTok, in which minors approved the murder.

social responsibility

"The problem today is not our children, the problem is, the problem is our society, the problem is Tikkok and all the others who take our children as hostages," explained Rama.

response from Tiktok

TIKTOK itself expressed the desire for “urgent clarity” by the Albanian government. A company spokesman made it clear: "We have not found any evidence that the perpetrator or the victim had TikK-accounts, and several reports have actually confirmed that videos that led to this incident were published on a different platform and not on Tikok."