The U.S. could ban TikTok. These countries have blocked or restricted it.

In recent years, authorities in Pakistan have temporarily banned TikTok multiple times before reversing their decision. In one instance dating back to 2021, a court blocked the app after receiving complaints over “immoral and indecent content,” the Associated Press reported, noting that the block was lifted less than a month later.

More recently, TikTok played a key role in the country’s shock election result, with Imran Khan’s party using the app to reach millions of illiterate voters who don’t use Facebook and other text-heavy platforms, The Washington Post reported.