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Pakistan's ban on TikTok isn't about protecting user data from the CCP or geopolitics, it's an attempt to use those issues as a cover for top down censorship

Meher Ahmad / Rest of World : Tweets: @anupkaphle and @cengizyar Tweets: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : The real motivation behind Pakistan's #TikTok ban? It's the fear of working-class political dissent, writes @_meher https://restofworld.org/... Cengiz / @cengizyar : Pakistan says it banned TikTok because of “vulgar” and “immoral” content. But @_meher thinks it might actually have more to do with class and politics. @restofworld https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/...

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  • @anupkaphle Anup Kaphle on x
    The real motivation behind Pakistan's #TikTok ban? It's the fear of working-class political dissent, writes @_meher https://restofworld.org/...
  • @cengizyar Cengiz on x
    Pakistan says it banned TikTok because of “vulgar” and “immoral” content. But @_meher thinks it might actually have more to do with class and politics. @restofworld https://restofworld.org/... https://twitter.com/...