Moscow has demanded the popular video-sharing app TikTok stop distributing videos that encourage minors to participate in illegal protests. The move comes after the app was flooded with videos advertising upcoming demonstrations.
Large-scale marches are being arranged by supporters of the jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who has called for people to take to the streets to demand his release from custody. With the user base of TikTok skewed at the very young, the authorities say that the published videos could encourage those underage to engage in illegal activity.
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