00:00Without TikTok, there would be a negative impact on our work,
00:03because we, the audience, have been created there.
00:06We would like to move to other applications such as Instagram or YouTube,
00:10but the audience would be much more limited.
00:30The Albanian capital is one of Jonl's favorite places to work.
00:33Built during Albania's communist era, it has been renovated
00:37and is now used as a creative and technology hub for young people.
00:43TikTok is not about paying content creators in Albania for views,
00:47because Albania is not part of the countries that can be paid.
00:50But if we talk about cooperation with different partners or businesses,
00:54we will have a penalty.
00:56A video will not cost a penny when TikTok is created,
01:01because a video will not have the same audience.
01:04And the cost of this video will certainly be higher.
01:08On December 21, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced a one-year ban on TikTok.
01:14This was in response to the killing of a 14-year-old boy by a fellow pupil in Tirana last November.
01:20The boy was stabbed after a fight that began on social media.
01:24TikTok said that the videos leading up to the incident had been posted on another platform, not TikTok.
01:54But experts are questioning the motivation for the ban.
02:25Last week, Rama announced that he had met Christine Grahn of TikTok
02:29at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
02:32He called the meeting fully open and constructive.
02:35Rama did not give any details,
02:37but kept open the option of blocking access to the platform if needs be.
02:42TikTok has made no comment on the meeting.
02:45At the moment, it is unclear whether Albania will actually ban TikTok or not.
02:50But if the ban does come,
02:52it will be a huge step forward for Albania to make a better world.
02:57We are working on it.
02:59We are working on it.
03:01We are working on it.
03:03We are working on it.
03:05We are working on it.
03:07We are working on it.
03:09We are working on it.
03:11Albania will actually ban TikTok or not.
03:14But if the ban does come into force,
03:16content creators will have to come up with a plan B.
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