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The social video platform TikTok announced on March 6 that it is suspending all new posting and live-streaming for users in Russia. The drastic move comes amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has escalated since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24.
“In light of Russia’s new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend live-streaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law,” TikTok said on its official Twitter account. In-app messaging between users will remain active, the company added.
In a crackdown on speech in the country, Vladimir Putin’s government passed a new law targeting the publication of “false information” about Russia’s military on March 4. The law criminalizes publishing whatever the Russian government d