TikTok deletes RT and Sputnik accounts | 21 Sept 2024 | Video-sharing platform TikTok has deleted the accounts of RT International and several branches of the Sputnik media network. The crackdown came days after the U.S. [a bastion of free speech, lol]  announced new sanctions targeting several Russian outlets, including RT. On Saturday morning, the accounts of RT International, Sputnik Serbia, Sputnik Afrique, Sputnik Africa, Sputnik International, Sputnik Brasil, Sputnik Mundo and Sputnik Indonesia became inaccessible. Sputnik Serbia has shared an image showing a query explaining content could not be found, adding that its page has also been blocked on Facebook, but remains operational on X. The U.S. announced full sanctions against several Russian media agencies, including RT and its parent companies Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti, last week. Washington claimed the Russian channels aimed to covertly "undermine democracy" in the country.