The country’s new “fake news” law is to blame.
TikTok has announced that users in Russia won’t be able to livestream or publish new videos because of the “fake news” law passed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 4. That law threatens anyone who publishes what the Russian government considers “false” information about the country’s invasion of Ukraine with fines and up to 15 years in prison. Many outlets—including the BBC, CNN, and Bloomberg— suspended operations in Russia as a result. Others, such as The Washington Post, have removed bylines from reports filed in the country.
