Albania bans TikTok for a year following death of teenager

The Hill

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Authorities have held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents since the November stabbing death of a teenager by another teen after a quarrel that started on social media apps.
Voice Of America
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Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama announced plans to ban TikTok for a year, citing the platform's role in inciting violence and bullying among children, the app's largest user base in the country.
International Business Times
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The blocking of the controversial social network comes less than a month after a 14-year-old student was killed and another injured in a fight near a school in Tirana that had begun with a confrontation on social media.
Le Monde
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The major crackdown, the first of its kind in Europe, was prompted by the death of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed by another pupil in November.
Daily Mail

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