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Did Trump ‘fix’ TikTok? Users report censorship after outage

Originally published: Struggle-La Lucha on January 23, 2025 by Gary WIlson (more by Struggle-La Lucha) | (Posted Jan 25, 2025)

When the platform came back online, U.S. users were greeted with a message crediting its return to Trump: “As a result of President Trump’s efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.!”
TikTok law is an attempt to censor, not a warning to Big Tech

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on May 8, 2024 by Julianne Tveten (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) | (Posted May 10, 2024)

As U.S. lawmakers’ agitation over TikTok culminates in a law that threatens a nationwide ban if the social media platform isn’t sold to a U.S. buyer within nine months, an emergent media narrative finds a silver lining.
Mitt Romney says Congress supports banning TikTok for Israel

Originally published: Antiwar.com on May 6, 2024 (more by Antiwar.com)

Antony Blinken says Israel is losing the PR war because of social media.
Why are U.S. lawmakers dead set on banning TikTok?

Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on March 18, 2024 by Natalia Marques (more by Peoples Dispatch) | (Posted Mar 20, 2024)

Past efforts to ban the enormously popular app in the United States have failed. Recent success could be linked to the popularity of the Palestine solidarity movement.
House votes against TikTok—and for more Cold War

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on March 14, 2024 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) |

A bipartisan effort to effectively ban the social media network TikTok in the United States has taken a great leap forward.
Leaked documents reveal what TikTok shares with authorities – In the U.S.

Originally published: The Intercept on August 10, 2020 by Mara Hvistendahl (more by The Intercept) | (Posted Aug 12, 2020)

A glimpse at what the social media platform does in the U.S. underscores that data privacy issues extend beyond China.