The changes affect accounts linked to TV-Novosti, the parent organization of Russian state media outlet Rush Today, and Russia Today, the entity behind the Kremlin's news agencies RIA Novosti and Sputnik.
TikTok has removed accounts linked to Russian state media for engaging in "covert influence operations" ahead of the presidential election in SAD.
The short video sharing company said Monday that the changes affect accounts linked to TV-Novosti, the parent organization of Russian state media outlet Rush Today, and Russia Today, the entity behind the Kremlin's news agencies RIA Novosti and Sputnik.
The US Department of Justice said Moscow remains the primary threat to the election, although Iran has also targeted the presidential campaigns of both political parties this year, Voice of America writes.
Influence on elections
U.S. officials have used criminal indictments, sanctions and public advisories in recent months to detail actions taken by foreign adversaries to influence the election, including an indictment targeting a covert Russian effort to spread pro-Russian content to the American public.
TikTok's announcement came a week after Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram, said it had banned Rosia Segodnia, RT and other related entities from its apps, prompting criticism from the Kremlin and two media organizations.
TikTok announced on its website that accounts associated with TV-Novosti and Rosia Segodnia are already restricted in the United Kingdom and the European Union and are not allowed to appear on the app's main feed, "For You."
"There are many people from different countries who appreciate an alternative point of view on events happening in the world." And we will find ways to publish it," Rosia Segodnia's press service said in a statement following TikTok's announcement.
No comments from Russia
RT did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Separately, TikTok is also making some changes around its business.
The company said in an undated notice posted on its website that it is shutting down its music service - TikTok Music - by November 28. The service, which launched just two years ago, was available in five countries, including prominent markets such as Brazil and Australia, and was not available in the United States.
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