Albania Bans TikTok for at Least One Year: Albanian Daily News
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Albania’s government banned TikTok for at least a year, Albanian Daily News reported on Saturday, citing comments by Prime Minister Edi Rama to a gathering of teachers and parents in the capital Tirana.
It will take six to eight weeks, starting in January, to completely shut down the short-form video app, Rama said, according to the news portal. “TikTok will not exist in the Republic of Albania,” he was cited as saying.