Kenya pushes TikTok to do compliance reporting

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TikTok has turned out to be a sensation among Kenyan youth but, like in other parts of the world, attracted criticism amid calls for a ban. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

Chinese social media platform TikTok will be required to publish compliance reports every three months as Kenya seeks to control the influence of the site, which is blamed for promoting explicit sexual content and violence.

Kenya's Ministry of ICT told lawmakers that this is part of the plan to address the negative effects linked to TikTok, instead of banning it from the country.