MOSCOW, February 1. /TASS/. TikTok has partially or fully blocked 11 accounts of users who published calls for unsanctioned rallies and encouraged underage persons to take part in them, head of the Russian Civic Chamber’s working group tasked with counteracting fake information Alexander Malkevich said on Monday.
"I’ve often said that Western social networks should block content that violates the legal norms of our country. Finally! TikTok has heard the calls of civic activists, that is, us," he said on his Telegram channel.
He noted that the chamber had carefully monitored accounts publishing calls for unsanctioned rallies and encouraged underage persons to take part in them. "And now we see that these accounts have been partially or fully blocked," he said.
The official added that the social network "had not applied measures to all users who published unlawful content so far."
On January 31, a number of unsanctioned rallies were held in Russia’s major cities. According to TASS reporters on the scene, fewer people attended the protests than a week ago, and overall, the situation was calmer than on January 23, when the first protests were held. According to the data available, the rally in Yekaterinburg was the most numerous, with 2,300 people in attendance. In Moscow, the police estimated the number of protesters at 2,000, while a week ago, the police suggested that about 4,000 people attended the rallies.
Some participants of the unsanctioned rallies were detained. There is no exact figure on the number of people detained in Moscow and St. Petersburg.