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The popular application of Chinese origin TikTok has announced that users located in Russia They can no longer upload content to the platform or perform direct. In a statement sent by the ‘app’ to ABC, it maintains that the measure stems from the concern caused in the social network by the new false news law promoted by the Kremlin.
“Our highest priority is the safety of our employees and our users, and in light of the new ‘fake news’ law Russia, we have no choice but to suspend streaming and new content from our video service in Russia while we review the security implications of this law.”
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TikTok highlights that its services can function as an “outlet for creativity”.
Also that they can “provide a source of relief and human connection in a time of war when people are facing immense tragedy and isolation.”
However, the new measures promoted by the Putin government, which seek to persecute everything that the regime may consider disinformation, worry the company. And it is that the penalties for not complying with them can lead to sentences of up to 15 years in prison. This affects, in addition to the media, blogs, social networks and any other medium.
All in all, TikTok points out that users located in Russia they will be able to continue sending messages through the application: “Our in-app messaging service will not be affected. We will continue to assess evolving circumstances in Russia to determine when we will be able to fully resume our services with safety as our top priority.”