KP police arrest 10 TikTokers over ‘objectionable videos’

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have launched a crackdown on TikTokers for allegedly producing and uploading indecent videos following public complaints.

Mardan police said that they have registered cases against seven TikTokers and arrested four of them in a major swoop.

Police officials said that the crackdown has been launched against social media influencers involved in creating objectionable content with cases filed against them under cyber crime laws.

According to police, the TikTokers have amassed millions of followers while engaging in this “heinous activity.”

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Police warned that “obscene content on social media is intolerable,” adding that more action will be taken against those misusing the social media platforms.

Similar arrests have also been made in Swabi and Kohat districts, sources said.

Police said that one youth was arrested for displaying firearms and throwing money in videos, while search was under way to arrest other nominated TikTokers.

In Peshawar, two women were arrested for uploading indecent videos on TikTok and cases were registered against them.

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Police said that they were keeping a close watch on both male and female TikTokers and will act without discrimination as part of a wider campaign against “those spreading immorality in society.”

Police have also shared videos of the arrested TikTokers apologizing to the public and pledging not to post indecent content again.

Peshawar Police SSP (Operations) Masood Ahmed said that influencers making objectionable content were being identified and their data collected.

He said that letters were being written to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block accounts deemed harmful to society.

Ahmed appealed to citizens to help police by reporting such TikTokers so that immediate action could be taken against them.

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Meanwhile, social worker Saqibur Rehman has filed a petition in the Peshawar High Court against TikTokers for live streaming of games and indecent videos.

The petitioner argued that TikTok live games are misleading youth for money

He contended that “in live videos, men and women are forced to perform indecent acts under the guise of punishment.”

He urged the court to order the removal of such content from TikTok and other social media platforms, and initiate strict action against those involved.