A lobbying group has written to the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) requesting that the Live function of TikTok's popular video-sharing app be banned as soon as possible.
KFCB is the state company in charge of rating films and regulating their development, broadcasting, possession, distribution, and exhibition.
The state agency had hinted last week that it might turn off the live-streaming function due to worries about the transmission of explicit content by some Kenyan TikTok users late at night.
However, a check by Waza News on Tuesday revealed that TikTok Live was still operational.
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CitizenGO, a non-profit group, has inquired about the status of the ban and voiced concern that its implementation should be shorter in a letter to KFCB's acting CEO, Joe Wamalwa.
"We learned of your involvement with Tiktok management through your media interviews." "You have stated that Tiktok Live will be banned, which is a welcome move," CitizenGo states, describing its mission as "foster[ing] real political change in favor of life, family, and liberty through online petitions."
"We are concerned that the implementation of the ban is taking too long, and we would like to see this accelerated."
According to the lobby organization, Kenya is losing a generation to TikTok due to the activities reported in the livestreams, and they want the entire platform banned in Kenya.
"Every night, there is a lot of shameless p0rn0graphy that turns the platform into Sodom and Gomorrah." "The CitizenGO position is a total ban of Tiktok from Kenya because this media platform appears ungovernable," the letter states.
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Concerns about sexual content on Kenyan TikTok prompted President William Ruto to meet with the company's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, last month to discuss the importance of moderation.
As a result, Chew promised that any incorrect or offensive content would be removed from the platform, and the business committed to open a Kenyan office to coordinate its activities across the continent.
A petition has also been filed in Kenyan Parliament to have the app banned.
Bob Ndolo, Executive Officer of Bridget Connect Consultancy, wants MPs to prohibit TikTok in the country, claiming that the popular social media platform exposes young people to explicit sexual content.
According to the petitioner, TikTok content is unsuitable and promotes violence, $ex, hate speech, vulgar language, and disrespectful behavior, threatening cultural and religious values.
However, legislators have had conflicting reactions to the petition, with some claiming that the site should not be outlawed because it has created content-creation jobs for the youth.
Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah told the House last Tuesday that, while the petitioner's worries are justified, a complete ban on TikTok is not the solution.
