Chinese video app TikTok bans paid political ads on its platform

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Chinese video app TikTok bans paid political ads on its platform

As they do not fit into the experience it aims to provide to millions of its users.

Chinese video app TikTok said on Thursday it would not allow paid political ads on its platform as they do not fit into the experience it aims to provide to millions of its users. Created by Beijing Bytedance Technology Co, TikTok allows users to create and share short videos with special ...

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