Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has banned advertisements by ByteDance the Chinese parent of TikTok on its platforms in the United States and a handful of other countries a company spokesperson said on Thursday The move marks an escalation in the long-running rivalry between Meta and ByteDance whose video-sharing app TikTok has emerged as one of Metas most formidable competitors for user engagement creators and advertising dollars

Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has banned advertisements by ByteDance the Chinese parent of TikTok on its platforms in the United States and a handful of other countries a company spokesperson said on Thursday The move marks an escalation in the long-running rivalry between Meta and ByteDance whose video-sharing app TikTok has emerged as one of Metas most formidable competitors for user engagement creators and advertising dollars