Users shared how the timing of the incident is ironic as it comes after a short ban of the app in America, before being reinstated by an executive order by new President Donald Trump. The platform remains off from Apps Stores around the country as the fate remains in limbo regarding a sellout to a US firm.
Trump wants a portion of the company sold to an American and even shares who he thinks would be great candidates for buyers. He was credited for being the platform’s hero and TikTok was seen sharing its gratitude for extending the deadline by 75 days.
However, censorship is running strong on the app after this sudden turn of events. One user shared screen recordings of the effect of writing ‘Free Palestine’ on a post published through TikTok. In seconds, he gets an alert about a systems notification that this comment was deleted. It refers to the comment, place, time of publications, and how it’s a violation of hate speech and not welcomed on TikTok.
That post was published and shared by millions and that has urged others to come forward and share similar experiences while condemning the platform’s shocking behavior. This has given way to a bigger conversation about the content moderation policies at stake that keep being perceived under the bias theme. Many believe Donald Trump’s influence is greatly related to this outcome.
What’s also interesting is how frequently the app hides searches related to anti-Trump content, ever since it was reinstated. On the other hand, some users shared how they were shocked to see accounts following Trump and Vance out of the blue.
Today, social media platforms are bending down to this fascist behavior which is wrong, one furious user shared the violation they received on TikTok. Others were quick to note that this situation is similar to the times of authoritarian regimes.
Another went as far as to call TikTok dead and hope the switch to RedNote would not disappoint. For now, TikTok is yet to speak or comment on the matter. But this entire incident is leaving many questions in users’ minds about the app’s future.
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by Dr. Hura Anwar via Digital Information World
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