Dear Listers,<div><br></div><div>I am not for banning. However, here is an example of a relatively reasonable alternative.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://apnews.com/article/senators-parents-social-media-regulation-199b50df19e0dc11f1fc9e5b33e2b8c5">https://apnews.com/article/senators-parents-social-media-regulation-199b50df19e0dc11f1fc9e5b33e2b8c5</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Mildred Achoch.<br><br>On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet &lt;<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Dear Listers, </div><br>A petitioner has called on members of parliament in Kenya to ban the use of popular social media application TikTok saying it is a contributor to erosion of cultural and religious morals in the society.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"> </span>The Executive Officer of Bridget Connect Consultancy Bob Ndolo in a petition to the National Assembly on Tuesday, called on MPs to move with speed and ban the use of TikTok in the country as it is exposing young people to explicit sexual content.<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Read more: <a href="https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/petitioner-calls-on-parliament-to-ban-use-of-tiktok-in-kenya-4336498" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr>theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/<wbr>magazine/petitioner-calls-on-<wbr>parliament-to-ban-use-of-<wbr>tiktok-in-kenya-4336498</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">What do you think about such calls for the regulation of social media platforms in Kenya?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,18,77)">Regards,</div><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><font color="#20124d">Victor Kapiyo</font></b></span></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1" color="#351c75">Partner | <i>Lawmark Partners LLP</i></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1"><i><span style="color:rgb(32,18,77)">Nine Planet Apartments, Nairobi </span>| </i></font><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Web: <a href="http://www.lawmark.co.ke/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.lawmark.co.<wbr>ke</a> </i><br></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000">==============================<wbr>======================<br><i>“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar<br></i></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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