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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Llazar Semini

Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children

Albania-TiKTok - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Albania's prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teen after a quarrel that started on TikTok.

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