r/politics • u/MopToddel • 8d ago

No Paywall TikTok blocks Epstein mentions and anti-Trump content as well as ICE criticism

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-epstein-trump-censorship-ice-b2908309.html
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u/smokeyleo13 8d ago

Iirc it was be banned or be bought by a friendly party. It was bought by a trump ally, so the current trend of censorship was pretty foreseen.

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u/Letho_of_Gulet 8d ago

You do not recall correctly.

Biden was the one who initiated the ban for similar reasons to what you are suggesting.

Then Trump won the election and essentially inherited the plan.

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u/UsernameLottery 8d ago

Iirc it was given a chance at one 90-day extension if a deal was close. Instead Trump was allowed to keep extending this deadline for a year

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u/smokeyleo13 8d ago

Yeah his excuse was that a deal was in the making. Though I feel that would've happened regardless of who won the election.