"It's Silencing" - Albania Shuts Down TikTok - iMEdD Lab
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Journalists, civil society representatives, TikTokers and politicians talk to iMEdD about Edi Rama's decision, just two months before the elections.

I have to explain to foreign brands that I cannot post on TikTok because the platform is blocked in Albania.”

Elvi Nuhu, 27, is a content creator in Tirana. Having amassed 115,000 followers on TikTok, he makes a living from social media. Speaking to iMEdD, he sounds anxious.

“The biggest problem is with foreign brands that want to sponsor their products or services on my TikTok. Because maybe foreign brands don’t know the situation in Albania,” he explains.

In early March, the Albanian government announced a year-long ban on TikTok, citing concerns over protecting minors from violent content and hate speech. The government decision began to be implemented gradually after March 13.

Opposition politicians in Albania, civil society members, and journalists who spoke to iMEdD argue that Prime Minister Edi Rama’s real objective is to silence government critics and manipulate the upcoming elections in May.

  • FredthefishlordEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Kids aren’t stupid,

    Kids aren’t necessarily stupid. But, same as the adults who they grow into, most are.

    • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      I refuse to believe that most people are stupid.

      Hope you agree that not well educated is not the same as stupid.

      • FredthefishlordEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Of course. Education has not much bearing on intelligence. I know college educated people who are idiots. I know highly intelligent people who haven’t touched a lick of education past highschool.

        Though, I still believe most people are stupid.

        • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          4 days ago

          Or they are just not educated enough on how one does critical logical thinking and not educated enough about the philosophy of scientific thinking.

          Wait, I guess critical logical thinking is part of scientific thinking 🤔

          • FredthefishlordEnglish
            1·
            3 days ago

            no. Education doesn’t make a dipshit smart. It can make them better informed. Better able to make good decisions. But it doesn’t magically make smart.

            Why are you now suggesting education makes a person intelligent? you weren’t before…