In October 2022, TikTok blocked hashtags related to Z-Library after it gained popularity there and the Authors Guild submitted a complaint to the United States Trade Representative.[12][24][25] On November 3, 2022, over 240 domain names of Z-Library's[26][27] were seized by the United States Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation in response to a court order,[10][14][28] and two Russian nationals associated with the project were arrested on charges related to copyright infringement and money laundering in Argentina.[29][30]