TikTok said Sunday that users won�t be able to post new videos in Russia in response to the government�s crackdown on social media.

�In light of Russia�s new �fake news� law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law,� the company said in a statement on Twitter. �Our in-app messaging service will not be affected.�

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on Russia�s war in Ukraine, blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be �fake� reports.

TikTok is part of the larger Chinese tech company ByteDance.

(AP)