TikTok will be blocked in Albania: how long will the restriction last

TikTok will be blocked in Albania: how long will the restriction last

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The Albanian government will block access to TikTok for one year starting in January. The decision was made after a deadly fight between teenagers near a school in Tirana, provoked by a conflict on social media.

Albania will block TikTok in January. The restriction on access to the service will be in effect for at least a year, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said, UNN reports with reference to DW.

"We will close it (access) for a year and start implementing programs that will serve the education of students and help parents monitor the development of their children," assured Mr. Cambinu.

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The announcement of the social network's blocking came a month after a 14-year-old student was killed and another teenager injured in a fight near a school in Tirana that began with a conflict on social media, AFP reported.

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