Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a rushed reaction

A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020. Kiichiro Sato/AP

Kiichiro Sato/AP

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister said Sunday the ban on TikTok his government announced a day earlier was “not a rushed reaction to a single incident.”

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government will shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the popular video service of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

Authorities have held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents since the November stabbing death of a teenager by another teen after a quarrel that started on social media

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