TikTok’s Middle East and Turkey team will visit Lebanon to develop a joint action plan with MoC to monitor application’s content

TikTok’s Middle East and Turkey team will visit Lebanon to develop a joint action plan with MoC to monitor application’s content

NNA - Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makari, issued the following statement:

ldquo;After the revelation of luring minors through the TikTok application and the security forces revealing the ldquo;TikTokersrdquo; gang that used the application to promote their criminal acts, and after demanding that this application be banned in Lebanon, the Ministry of Information is interested in clarifying the following:

Firstnbsp;- Banning any application, based on the Ministry of Communicationsrsquo; statement, requires a judicial decision, notingnbsp;that the ban does not limit use, as there are other possible and available alternative methods, such as VPN

Secondly - The Ministry of Information will cooperate with the TikTok office in the Middle East and Turkey, whose work team will visit Lebanon soon, based on the Ministryrsquo;s invitation and within the framework of coordination, with the aim of developing a joint action plan with the Ministry of Communications, to monitor the content of the application and reduce the risks of offensive content, in addition to establishing ethical controls. It will also be agreed to organize educational courses presented by experts, which will be available to all interested parties, including media professionals and educational institutions, on how to benefit from this platform in a positive way, and know its