Prime Minister Edi Rama recently told Politico that Albania will no longer continue blocking TikTok.
According to him, meetings with the social media platform have been satisfactory and a partnership has been established, which is expected to be made public in the coming weeks or months.
Although he thought TikTok's reaction would be completely different after the initial decision to block the platform, Rama expressed surprise at them.
"Because at first, because it was normal to think that they would fight us, they would take revenge on us, they would harass us. I met them myself and I was very impressed by their attitude. They were listening very carefully to our points."
In Albania, a ban on TikTok was decided in March 2025 after about a year of talks over online abuse.
The fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Martin Cani outside school was one of the main reasons why the government ordered internet service providers to block access to this application.
However, this action caused reactions from opposition parties and NGOs, which considered the decision as censorship of free speech.
Regarding the outcome of this decision, the Prime Minister stated:
"It has been effective in building this relationship with TikTok and in bringing in some safeguards that didn't exist."
