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TikTok claimed bugs blocked anti-ICE videos, Epstein mentions; experts call BS (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 days ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/59392382

TikTok wants users to believe that errors blocking uploads of anti-ICE videos or direct messages mentioning Jeffrey Epstein are due to technical errors—not the platform seemingly shifting to censor content critical of Donald Trump after he hand-picked the US owners who took over the app last week.

However, experts say that TikTok users’ censorship fears are justified, whether the bugs are to blame or not.

Ioana Literat, an associate professor of technology, media, and learning at Teachers College, Columbia University, has studied TikTok’s politics since the app first shot to popularity in the US in 2018. She told Ars that “users’ fears are absolutely justified” and explained why the “bugs” explanation is “insufficient.”

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

it was one of the last platform that allows significant criticism against ISrael without being censored, thats why.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Not "bugs"..."features."

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

You mean “experts” who have even the slightest understanding of how software works?

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

A bug right. Just EA is blocking/censoring the name as well.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So people are upset that they can't get the info or propaganda they want on tick tock...

Which tells me that these people think that tick tock is a reputable place to get this kind of information

I have heard more about this tick tock bullshit than I have heard about the ice bullshit today and that should say a lot about nature of our society here in America.

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