TikTok shutdown and Martin Can’s murder, journalist reveals messages from 14-year-old’s father

Education Minister Ogerta Manastirliu announced today the temporary closure of the TikTok platform in our country. The government decided to suspend access to TikTok on the territory of Albania for a period of 12 months, until this platform implements safety and age standards for minor users. Journalist Osman Stafa spoke about this government decision today in the News 24 studio. While describing the decision as extreme, Stafa said that this action does not address the main problem that led to the relevant decision. Recall that the government proposed shutting down TikTok after the murder of 14-year-old Martin Cani, who was killed by his peer at school after a debate they had on social media. But apparently Martini did not have TikTok. The journalist, quoting the words of Martin’s father, said that the deceased teenager was not a TikTok user. “Martin Can’s father writes to me now and tells me that his son did not have TikTok. He also tells me about Snapchat that there was no information that he was a user of this application… for me, Snapchat is the most dangerous platform. We need to clearly understand what the government’s interest is in closing TikTok 2 months before the
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