TikTok temporarily bans new video creation in Russia
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#5WTH2)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is suspending new video uploads and livestreams on its app in Russia, citing the country's newly-passed fake news" law as the reason for the change.
2/ In light of Russia's new fake news' law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law. Our in-app messaging service will not be affected.
- TikTokComms (@TikTokComms) March 6, 2022
In light of Russia's new fake news' law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law," TikTok writes on Twitter. Our in-app messaging service will not be affected."
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