Claim: France has banned the video sharing platform TikTok.
Fact-check: TikTok has not been banned across France - Full Fact
Verdict: this is misleading. the french government has banned tiktok in the overseas territory of new caledonia amid recent riots, but hasn't banned it being used on personal devices elsewhere. it is also banned on civil servants' work phones.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Evie Townend
Date published: 2024-05-21T00:00:00