“The problem today is not our children, the problem today is us, the problem today is our society, the problem today is TikTok and all the others who are hijacking our children,” Rama said.
TikTok has asked “the Albanian government for urgent clarification” in the case of the stabbed teenager, according to the Associated Press. The company, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, said it “found no evidence that the perpetrator or victim had a TikTok account, and multiple reports in fact confirmed that the video leading up to the incident was posted on another platform , not TikTok”. ”, according to the Associated Press.
The ban is expected to take effect early next year.
In addition, Albanian authorities have increased police presence and established closer cooperation with parents as part of a series of protective measures in schools.
EU countries have always been concerned about children’s use of social media. Several EU countries, including France, Germany and Belgium, have imposed restrictions on teenagers’ use of social media.
The incoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has included children and adolescent mental health in the context of social media as one of its priorities.
