US teen says TikTok blocked her from posting after she accused China of putting Muslims into concentration camps; TikTok blames other reasons for the suspension
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Discussion
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@drewharwell
Drew Harwell
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New: @x_feroza's TikTok video about China's detention camps went viral (https://www.tiktok.com/...). Then she saw this: “Your account is temporarily suspended.” It's “just another reason for me to speak louder,” the 17-year-old said https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twi…
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@bewaterhkg
Hong Kong
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The situation of the Muslims in #China should also be highlighted: The post appears to be about beauty tips at its start - but the young woman then changes tack to ask her viewers to raise awareness of what she describes as “another Holocaust” https://www.bbc.com/... https://twit…
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@mariamamini
Mariam
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Afghan American teen's strategic TikTok video about China's Muslim internment camps goes viral. Resulting in China banning Feroza Aziz's (@x_feroza 🇦🇫🇺🇸) TikTok account. #Muslims #Xinjiang https://www.bbc.com/...
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@yaqiu
@yaqiu
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Honestly, temporarily freezing her account while still allowing the video to circulate not only did little to stop the spread of the info but also provoked the user, a mistake a company so experienced in political censorship is unlikely to make. Thoughts? https://www.washingtonpo…
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@woppa1woppa
Woppa
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“TikTok does not moderate content due to political sensitivities” Also... “The company had permanently banned one of Ms Aziz's old TikTok accounts for breaking its rules on terrorism-related material” Also... “It had then blocked her smartphone” https://www.bbc.com/...
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@sarahfrier
Sarah Frier
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I haven't (yet) seen the terrorism video so can't verify. Either way, the timing (that TikTok took action on someone who posted a video China wouldn't like) has raised Qs. “TikTok does not moderate content due to political sensitivities,” spokeswoman says.
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@sarahfrier
Sarah Frier
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So what happened? Tiktok says she had a previous account that posted a video of Osama Bin Laden, which was against the rules so TikTok suspended her account and blocked the device associated with it, which is why she couldn't get in to this new account, which is still up.
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@sarahfrier
Sarah Frier
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Big test case for TikTok & censorship. The person who made the viral eyelash curling video that was actually about China's prison camps for Muslims was blocked from accessing TikTok on her device. But the video is still up: https://www.tiktok.com/...