Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed the Chinese-owned platform for inciting violence after a schoolboy was stabbed to death. Albania’s Prime Mini

Teen’s murder drives Albania to ban TikTok for a year

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2024-12-22 23:00:05

Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed the Chinese-owned platform for inciting violence after a schoolboy was stabbed to death.

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama announced a one-year ban on TikTok in the country, blaming the Chinese-owned platform for inciting violence after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death last month by a fellow pupil.

“For one year, we’ll be completely shutting it down for everyone. There will be no TikTok in Albania,” Rama said Saturday. The prime minister accused social media, and TikTok in particular, of fueling violence among youths.

Local media reported that the fatal stabbing of a teenager in November followed a series of arguments between the two boys on social media. After the stabbing, videos surfaced on TikTok showing young people expressing support for the killing.

“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.