AMMAN — TikTok issued a statement on Monday saying that it has
held talks with the Jordanian authorities in hopes of lifting the Kingdom’s
ongoing ban on the app, which has been in place since December 16, a local news
outlet reported.
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According to the statement, 310,724 videos have been deleted from various
accounts in Jordan — over 86 percent of them without receiving any views.
The statement pointed out that millions in
Jordan use TikTok.
"We have full faith that through our ongoing conversations with the
authorities, we can reach a decision that would allow TikTok to continue
serving the millions of content creators in Jordan who have found a home for
creative expression on our platform," the app said in the statement.
This is TikTok's first public comment
regarding the ban, after more than
30 days.
On December 16 last year, the Cybercrime Unit of the Public Security
Directorate (PSD) announced TikTok was temporarily suspended in Jordan due to
“the platform’s failure to deal with content inciting violence”, and “misuse”
during the strike by truck and transportation drivers.
The unit stressed that it monitors posts on social media for hate
speech, incitement to vandalism, and assaults on law enforcement personnel and
property. It said that the authorities will refer anyone who commits such
crimes to the judiciary.
Despite the suspension, many Jordanians have continued to access
TikTokvia virtual private networks (VPNs).
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