Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced that the government will shut down TikTok for 12 months from January.
Albania will ban TikTok after a teenager was stabbed to death at the end of the school day following a social media feud.
Authorities have held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents since the stabbing which happened after a quarrel that started on social media apps. Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced that the government will shut down TikTok for 12 months from January But Mr Rama defended the measure and said: 'The ban on TikTok for one year in Albania is not a rushed reaction to a single incident, but a carefully considered decision made in consultation with parent communities in schools across the country.'
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