The Aporia · Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US, Japan and other countries

Meta has banned advertisements from ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, on its platforms including Facebook and Instagram in the United States, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The ban targets ads by ByteDance itself as well as third-party advertisers linking to TikTok or other ByteDance properties in those countries. This move is part of the ongoing competition between Meta and ByteDance over user engagement and advertising revenues.

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On October 8, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, banned advertisements by ByteDance (the Chinese owner of TikTok) on its platforms in seven countries: the United States, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This move intensifies the competition between Meta and ByteDance over user engagement and advertising revenue. Third-party advertisers are also prohibited from running campaigns linking to TikTok or other ByteDance properties within these countries. Meta stated that declining promotional services to a competitor is standard practice in various industries, emphasizing its focus on competing through product quality and user experience rather than allowing ads from rivals aiming to divert users away from their apps. Neither TikTok nor ByteDance responded immediately to comments about this ban.

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Meta’s ban takes effect immediately in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, and extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok and other ByteDance properties in those countries, Meta said.

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🔮 We will continue to compete on product quality and user experience.”

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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US, Japan and other countries AI generated asserted

Meta → ban → 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 Oct 8. asserted

spokesperson → ban → Oct

The move marks an escalation in the long-running rivalry between Meta and ByteDance, whose video-sharing app TikTok has emerged as one of Meta’s most formidable competitors for user engagement, creators and advertising dollars. asserted

move → mark → engagement

Meta → take → countries

“We don’t have to run ads from a competitor whose goal is to pull people off our apps,” Meta said. asserted

Meta → have → apps

“Declining promotional services to a competitor is a normal business practice across industries. asserted

Declining → decline → industries

We will continue to compete on product quality and user experience.” asserted

We → continue → quality

TikTok and ByteDance did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment on Meta’s move. asserted

TikTok → respond → move

TikTok’s website shows that it does not support links that open or log users into other social media apps. asserted

that → show → apps

However, users can still add links to their profiles that direct people to those platforms’ websites. asserted

that → add → websites

Meta has been urging TikTok and YouTube to follow steps it agreed to take on teen safety in August following a settlement of up to US$18 billion (S$23 billion) with US states over social media harms to children. asserted

it → urge → children

Meta in August agreed to impose daily usage limits and restrict nighttime usage by children who use Facebook and Instagram, and enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content. asserted

who → agree → content

TikTok has not publicly commented on Meta’s campaign, but it reached a settlement with Alabama in September that requires the social media platform to impose new usage limits and enhance age-verification measures for users in the state, resolving claims that it endangered children and misled consumers about its safety. uncertain

it → comment → safety

TikTok operates in the US as a majority American-owned joint venture after a deal aimed at safeguarding US user data and averting a US ban on an app used by more than 200 million users in the country. asserted

TikTok → operate → country

Bloomberg News first reported Meta’s ban earlier on Oct 8. asserted

News → report → Oct

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