Russia says TikTok deletes some posts promoting illegal pro-Navalny protest


FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on board a plane before the departure for the Russian capital Moscow at an airport in Berlin, Germany January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Polina Ivanova

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that TikTok had deleted some of what it called illegal posts promoting weekend protests aimed at securing the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

It has also opened a criminal case into Navalny's supporters.

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