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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo and agency

TikTok restricts service in Russia and Netflix stops streaming

Popular TikTokers in the UK and Russia.
Popular TikTokers in the UK and Russia. TikTok’s popularity with under-25s has extended to its Russia-Ukraine content. Photograph: TikTok

TikTok has imposed restrictions on its service in Russia, and Netflix has suspended streaming there entirely, as western companies continue to pull out of the country.

Chinese-owned TikTok said it would block livestreaming and uploading of new content in Russia after the Kremlin criminalised the spreading of what it deems to be fake news about its invasion of Ukraine. Netflix did not specify a reason for suspending its services on Sunday, saying the move reflected “circumstances on the ground”. The company had previously said it would refuse to air Russian state TV channels.

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