TikTok may re-evaluate its relationship with Russia after the app was blocked in the US. about this RIA Novosti said Anton Nemkin, member of the State Duma Information Policy Committee.
“I do not rule out that the company will reconsider its relations with our country after the actual lockdown takes place,” he said.
Nemkin noted that the American Congress had previously passed a law under which the Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, had to sell the social network within a year. This did not happen, so the social network became inaccessible for US users. TikTok may return to Russia after being blocked in the US.
The deputy also reminded that the social network management publicly announced that it had suspended the distribution of new content and the possibility of live broadcasts. Roskomnadzor has claims against the social network for the dissemination of content banned in the Russian Federation.
Also on RKN statedHe said that the Russian side did not restrict access to the TikTok application for users and did not make changes to its operation.
Previously reportedHe said TikTok’s blocking in the US had led to the service being shut down for some Russians.
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Source: Gazeta
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