Chinese-owned social media app TikTok has admitted to deleting hundreds of videos at the request of the Russian government. A senior company executive told UK Parliament that it had no choice, as it must comply with local laws.
Of the 711 pieces of content removed by the app in 2020 due to government requests, 296 came from Moscow. Theo Bertram, TikTok’s director of government relations and public policy in Europe, explained that the company always complies with valid legal requests, where applicable.
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