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TikTok Suspends Service in Russia
['Justin Hendrix']
Tech Policy Press
Citing a new law passed in Russia to limit what the government refers to as 'false' news about the invasion of Ukraine, Chinese-owend video and messaging app TikTok has announced it will suspend "livestreaming and new content" to its app while the company assesses its legal and safety implications. The news follows announcements from a variety of Western news organizations-- including CNN, the BBC and Bloomberg News, which all decided to suspend the work of their journalists in Russia after passage of the new law and a harsh crackdown on independent media. "Videos of people huddling and crying in windowless bomb shelters, explosions blasting through urban settings and missiles streaking across Ukrainian cities took over the app from its usual offerings of fashion, fitness and dance videos.