A double hit on Russia — TikTok, Netflix stop service

Two media giants on Sunday suspended service in Russia, which has become increasingly isolated since it launched its invasion of Ukraine.

Streaming service Netflix cut service to Russia, and social media site TikTok suspended livestreaming and uploading of new content.

“Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” a spokesman for Netflix told the Daily News.

Russia joins China, North Korea, Syria and Crimea — the Ukrainian province that Russia annexed in 2014 — as the only territories that do not have access to the hugely popular streaming site.

TikTok said it was suspending live-streaming and uploading of new content in Russia, citing the country’s new “fake news” law.

Moscow has launched a media crackdown during its invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signing a law criminalizing content deemed to be “fake news.” Russia also has blocked Facebook and Twitter.

“In light of Russia’s new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law,” the China-based company tweeted. “Our in-app messaging service will not be affected.”

American Express announced it was suspending operations in Russia and in its ally Belarus after similar moves by Visa and MasterCard.

“We are compelled to act following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the unacceptable events that we have witnessed,” Visa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Al Kelly said in a statement issued Saturday.

Since the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and European countries have sanctioned Russia, closed their air space to Russian planes and blocked the biggest Russian banks.

Numerous consumer brands also have announced they won’t do business in Russia anymore.

The moves have wreaked havoc on Russia’s economy, with Moody’s downgrading the country’s credit rating to “junk.”

But the pain hasn’t been confined to Russia. Global supply chains have gotten snarled, stocks throughout the world have tumbled and gas prices are up.