Albania, TikTok

TikTok Banned in Albania for Inciting Violence
Learn more about why Albania is banning TikTok, and what it means for the future of the video-sharing social media app.
Albania starts turning off TikTok amid concern over youth violence
TikTok users in Albania are experiencing difficulties accessing the popular short video app after a one-year government ban took effect on Thursday, prompted by concerns that social media is fuelling youth violence in and outside school.
Albania bans TikTok for one year
By Aidą Kadyrzhanova in Prague The Albanian government has officially banned TikTok for 12 months. Access to the platform will be cut off within a week, following a decision by the Council of Ministers.
Explained: Why has Albania banned TikTok for a year?
Albania has enforced a one-year ban on TikTok, citing concerns over cyberbullying and youth violence. The decision follows a November 2023 incident where a dispute on social media led to a fatal stabbing.
European country shuts down TikTok for a year over violence among children concerns
The government in Albania has made the decision to shut down social media platform TikTok for 12 months. On Thursday, the country’s cabinet made the move over concerns the popular video-sharing platform incites violence and bullying among children.
'Holding our children hostage': Albania bans TikTok
TikTok has been banned in Albania after authorities in the country ordered all internet service providers to block access to the Chinese-owned social media app. The ban was first announced last December after the killing of a 14-year-old,
Albania Bans TikTok Amid Concerns Over Youth Violence and Censorship Debate
Albania Bans TikTok Amid Concerns Over Youth Violence and Censorship Debate TikTok users in Albania are facing access issues after the governments one-year ban took effect on Thursday. Officials cite concerns that
Albania's secret Jewish history, how its population saved Jews during the Holocaust
During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...
EU’s enlargement commissioner urges Albania to focus on reforms in membership talks update
European Union enlargement commissioner Marta Kos has hailed Albania’s progress in the membership negotiations and as a ...
New York Post8d
Albania shuts down TikTok for a year, blames platform for inciting violence, bullying among children
The Albanian Cabinet decided on Thursday to shut ... has faced questions in many countries and was briefly offline in the United States recently to comply with a law that requires ByteDance ...
Uncovering Albania's communist past
Forty years after the death of dictator Enver Hoxha, whose four-decade rule over Albania drove it into isolation and poverty, Qasa Alom explores how the country has changed. In the capital Tirana he ...
Albania’s Latest Scandal Puts Rama’s Legacy on the Line
Welcome to the weekend issue of Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the ...
AFP on MSN9d
Albania to shut down TikTok in coming days
"We have started a very positive dialogue with TikTok, whose representatives will soon be coming to Albania to present us ...