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Our decision couldn't be clearer: Either TikTok protects the children of Albania, or Albania will protect its children from TikTok,
Rama said
To claim that the killing of the teenage boy has no connection to TikTok because the conflict didn't originate on the platform demonstrates a failure to grasp both the seriousness of the threat TikTok poses to children and youth today and the rationale behind our decision to take responsibility for addressing this threat,
Rama saidThe 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,
said RamaAlbania may be too small to demand that TikTok protect children and youth from the frightening pitfalls of its algorithm,
he said, blaming TikTok for "the reproduction of the unending hellWe disclose our daily life and entertain ourselves, that is, we exploit it during our free time,
said Samuel Sulmani, an 18-year-old in the town of Rreshen, 75 kilometers north of the capital Tirana, on SundayIt is a pure electoral act and abuse of power to suppress freedoms,
Zhupa said
In China, TikTok promotes how students can take courses, how to protect nature, how to keep traditions,
he said, referring to the company's home market
We found no evidence that the perpetrator or victim had TikTok accounts, and multiple reports have in fact confirmed videos leading up to this incident were being posted on another platform, not TikTok,
a company spokesperson said
The TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed, and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people. The TikTok ban, unless stopped, will silence the voices of over 170 million Americans."
TikTok (December 6 statement
I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points, and there are those that say that TikTok has something to do with it."
President-elect Donald TrumpTikTok will not exist in the Republic of Albania,
said Rama
The dictatorial decision to close the social media platform TikTok … is a grave act against freedom of speech and democracy,
said Ina Zhupa, a lawmaker from the main opposition Democratic Party
The problem today is not our children, the problem today is us, the problem today is our society, the problem today is TikTok and all the others that are taking our children hostage,
Rama said
For one year, we’ll be completely shutting it down for everyone. There will be no TikTok in Albania,
Rama saidWe are going to chase this thug out of our neighborhood for one year,
Rama said