“As a result TikTok turned off the ability to upload new content in Russia.”
NRK set up two bot accounts, one in Kharkiv and one in Belgorod, 80 kilometers apart. The Ukrainian saw the war in 18 of his first 25 videos. The Russian got puppies and make-up ads. TikTok froze uploads to dodge Russia’s 15-year fake news law, so Russians scroll a feed embalmed before the invasion.