Taliban to soon ban PUBG TikTok in Afghanistan ‘misleading youth’. Previously, the Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan blocked more than 23 million websites for displaying what it considers immoral content in the year since the Taliban took power in the country, according to Najibullah Haqqani, the Taliban administration’s minister of communications.
Another month, another ban on Afghan citizens. The Taliban has stated that it will ban the use of the video-sharing app TikTok and the popular video game PubG in the country within the next three months.
Since the terrorist organization took power in the country, multiple media platforms and websites have been blocked for publishing information deemed immoral by the group. Since the Taliban’s takeover, media outlets’ rights and functions in the South Asian country have been restricted. Taliban to soon ban PUBG TikTok in Afghanistan ‘misleading youth
Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani said that the ban on TikTok and PUBG was necessary to “prevent the younger generation from being misled”, the BBC had previously reported.
According to media reports, the ban was announced during a meeting with representatives from the security sector and the Sharia law enforcement administration, citing an announcement by the telecommunications department.
The Taliban announced in a conference with officials from the security sector and sharia law administrators that both apps would be banned in Afghanistan within the time frame, according to Khaama Press.
