Meta Prohibits Tiktok Ads and Promotions in Multiple Countries

WHO:

NY Post - Meta, TikTok's parent company ByteDance, and Meta Platforms Inc. are involved in the advertising ban.

WHAT:

NY Post - Meta has banned advertisements from ByteDance on Facebook and Instagram.

Techmeme - Meta has also prohibited paid marketing and third-party campaigns linking to TikTok.

WHERE:

NY Post - The ban applies in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

WHY:

Techmeme - The ban is intended to intensify competition with TikTok, a popular social video site.

(UPDATED October 9, 2026 04:08 UTC)

Meta has announced a ban on advertisements from ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, on its platforms Facebook and Instagram. This prohibition extends to paid marketing and third-party campaigns that link to TikTok, and it affects users in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The move is aimed at intensifying competition with TikTok, which has become a major player in the social video space.