TikTok US says it doesn't “have rules against sharing the name Epstein in direct messages” and is “investigating why some users are experiencing issues”
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@cagovernor
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It's time to investigate. I am launching a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring Trump-critical content.
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@krassenstein
Brian Krassenstein
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BREAKING: After Trump's allies took over TikTok this week, any mention of “Epstein” in DMs are not permitted. Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it. [video]
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@furbeti
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Days after the US took over majority ownership of TikTok, the word ‘Epstein’ has been censored. [image]
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@rokhanna
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The bill to ban TikTok was a mistake. I led the effort to repeal it and as the new ranking member of the Select Committee on China, I will make sure free speech is protected.
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@taylorlorenz
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You cannot claim to protect free speech while supporting KOSA & other mass surveillance and censorship ID/age verification laws under the guise of “child safety”. Appreciate ur TikTok stance, but if u support laws removing anonymity online then u don't support free speech!
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@daniel_rubino
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See, this is why they should have let Microsoft take over. Microsoft would've just killed TikTok not out of malice, but because it simply can't run a consumer app without accidentally turning it into Teams or adding Copilot. And the world would be at peace.
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@popbase
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TikTok now censors the word “Epstein” when mentioned in DMs by users in the U.S. Currently, the word is not being filtered for users in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world. [image]
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