TikTok announced to stop accepting new content upload in Russia on the grounds of compliance

TikTok suspended live broadcast and new content upload to its platform on the grounds of Russia's legal regulation of "fake news".
The video sharing giant said that it hoped to ensure the safety of employees and users while evaluating the new law.
Since Friday, anyone who writes "false news" about the Russian armed forces may face long-term imprisonment.
As a result, the BBC and other news organizations have stopped reporting in Russia, saying that they can no longer maintain independence.
TikTok has about 36 million monthly users in Russia, but developers there recently launched a competitive service.
In a series of tweets, TikTok said.
"In view of the new 'false news' law in Russia, we have no choice but to suspend the live broadcast and new content of our video service.
At the same time, we review the security impact of this law, but our in application information services will not be affected".
It added: "We will continue to assess the changing situation in Russia to determine when we can fully restore our services and make security our top priority." TikTok, a Chinese company with byte beating operations, has 1 billion users worldwide.
TikTok said that it "did not break down the number of users by country, but knew that Russia was one of the company's main regions." This measure is taken to protect its users from violating Russia's new "false news" law.
But this will undoubtedly help the company's development.
It has been difficult to manage social networks during the crisis, but the review of content under the new strict laws of Russia has put all platforms in a difficult position.
No one would be surprised if other applications took similar measures to protect themselves.
There are many popular writers in Russia who live on TikTok, so we can expect more people to be inspired to protest against the "false news" law.
The Kremlin may also lose in the information war, because people's pro Russian content on the timeline is reduced.
TikTok issued a long statement on its website on Sunday, describing the war in Ukraine as "destructive" and adding that it "has brought suffering to our community and people".
It also said that it recognized that "the risk and impact of misleading information have increased in times of crisis" and that it is working to strengthen its safety and security measures.
On Friday, the Russian parliament approved new laws to deal with what the Kremlin calls an "information war" against the country.
Among other things, the Kremlin opposes calling the conflict a war and calls it a "special military operation".
Anyone caught writing "false news" about their armed forces could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has suspended the work of its journalists in Russia.
In response, BBC Director General Tim David said that the legislation "seems to make the independent journalism process a crime".
The Canadian Public Broadcasting Corporation and Bloomberg News Agency said they also temporarily suspended coverage from Russia, and the news channel CNN also said it would stop broadcasting in the country.