# Meta Bans TikTok Ads in US and 6 Countries

> Meta immediately bans TikTok ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Title: Meta Bans TikTok Ads in US and 6 Countries · The Straits Times
- Summary: Meta immediately bans TikTok ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. Meta has banned ByteDance ads on…
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/meta-bans-tiktok-ads-on-its-platforms-in-us-japan-and-other-countries
- Published: 2026-10-09T02:43:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: meta, tiktok, facebook, instagram, bytedance, us, canada, egypt, indonesia, japan, thailand, vietnam
## Meta bans TikTok ads
Meta has banned ByteDance ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US and several other countries.

> We don’t have to run ads from a competitor whose goal is to pull people off our apps
## Immediate ban in 7 countries
The ban takes effect immediately in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
## Third-party links affected
The ban extends to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok and other ByteDance properties.
## Meta's reasoning
Meta said declining promotional services to a competitor is a normal business practice across industries.

> We will continue to compete on product quality and user experience
## Key takeaway

Meta has banned ByteDance ads on its platforms in the US and six other countries to prevent user diversion from its apps.