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.
