FIA takes notice of TikTok trends promoting violence against women not wearing burqa
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime wing has taken notice of TikTok trends promoting violence against women not wearing burqa.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime wing has taken notice of TikTok trends promoting violence against women not wearing burqa.
A disturbing trend has surfaced on video sharing platform TikTok in which the users including young Pakistani men were found promoting violence against those women who do not wear a burqa.
Twitterattis condemned the TikTok trend promoting violence against women and demanded the authorities take notice.
A columnist Usama Khilji wrote on Twitter, “Very worrying trend on TikTok of young Pakistani men hypothesising death of women not wearing burqa. These issues arise when the state lets misogyny & extremism take over; with Taliban in power in Afghanistan & IRI in Iran, Pakistani state needs to lead protection of women.”
Very worrying trend on TikTok of young Pakistani men hypothesising death of women not wearing burqa.
These issues arise when the state lets misogyny & extremism take over; with Taliban in power in Afghanistan & IRI in Iran, Pakistani state needs to lead protection of women. pic.twitter.com/HCo2la2YKh— Usama Khilji (@UsamaKhilji) October 30, 2022
Another journalist namely Nazrana Yousafzai also condemned the TikTok trend and said, “On Pakistani Tiktok, men are running a trend, saying they would kill women for not wearing burqa.”
On Pakistani Tiktok, men are running a trend, saying they would kill women for not wearing burqa.
— Nazrana G Yousufzai 🦋 (@Nazranausufzai) November 2, 2022
Salman Sufi, the head of Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms, said on Twitter, “The FIA Cyber crime wing is actively working on disturbing tik-Tok trends promoting violence against women. The identified handles will be reported and prosecuted. A special team will be deployed to actively monitor such trends and prosecute.”
The FIA Cyber crime wing is actively working on disturbing tik-Tok trends promoting violence against women.
The identified handles will be reported and prosecuted.
A special team will be deployed to actively monitor such trends and prosecute.
— Salman Sufi (Get New Covid Booster Today) (@SalmanSufi7) October 31, 2022
