{"id":76970,"date":"2025-03-06T14:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76970"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:48:02","slug":"government-approves-decision-to-ban-tiktok-in-albania-for-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/government-approves-decision-to-ban-tiktok-in-albania-for-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Approves Decision to Ban TikTok in Albania for One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"302\">The Albanian government has decided to ban access to TikTok for one year. The official announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Ogerta Manastirliu, following a government meeting held this Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"469\">According to the minister, the Council of Ministers has decided to temporarily suspend access to TikTok in Albania, with the ban set to last for 12 months.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"605\">Manastirliu stated that this decision was made in the interest of child protection and public safety in the digital environment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"790\">The restriction on TikTok access will be implemented by the National Cybersecurity Agency within a short period of time, expected to take a few days or up to a week.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"1318\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">&#8220;We have analyzed the effects of these platforms, especially concerning children&#8217;s health and cases of physical violence. 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