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)

Meta has banned advertisements from ByteDance, the former controlling owner of TikTok, in several countries including the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The ban also extends to third-party campaigns linking to TikTok.

In Indonesia, TikTok has deactivated around nine million accounts belonging to children under 16, according to the country's Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid. This is an increase from approximately 4.1 million in June.

Meta has also taken steps to protect children on its platforms in Indonesia, blocking 184,000 accounts across Facebook and Instagram. The company moved 22.5 million accounts belonging to minors to its Teen Account features, according to Minister Hafid.

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