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Meta bans ByteDance advertising across its platforms in several countries

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Meta has banned ByteDance ads and marketing on its platforms. The ban covers the US and several other countries, including Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, and also reaches third-party campaigns linking to TikTok; one account describes the ban as covering the US and other countries without listing them.

3 sourcesFirst reported by TechmemePublished Updated
Image: The Verge

What we know

Confirmed by several sources

Reported by one source

  • The ban took effect on Thursday. — The Verge
  • The ban applies in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. — Techmeme

Coverage 3 publishers

  1. TechmemeFirst report

    Meta bans ByteDance ads and paid marketing, plus third-party campaigns linking to TikTok, in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg: Meta bans ByteDance ads and paid marketing, plus third-party campaigns linking to TikTok, in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam — Meta Platforms Inc. banned advertisements in the US from ByteDance…

  2. Engadget

    Meta bans TikTok ads from its platforms in tit-for-tat row

    Meta has placed a complete ban on ads and marketing from TikTok's US minority owner, ByteDance.

  3. The Verge

    Meta is banning TikTok ads across its platforms

    Meta has banned ads from TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance across the US and several other countries as the rivalry between the major social media operators heats up, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The ban, which went into effect…

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