Key facts
- Meta banned advertisements from ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, on its platforms.
- The ban is effective in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- Bloomberg News reported the ban on Thursday.
Meta Platforms Inc. has implemented a complete restriction on advertisements and paid marketing messages from ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, across its platforms. The ban, which took effect on Thursday, applies to users in the U.S., Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam, according to a report by Bloomberg News. Reuters could not independently verify the report, and Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.