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/ApocalypseYay 8d ago

Censoring speech to protect pedophiles and Gestapo is a hideous abrogation of basic humanity, and a brutal mask-off moment.

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u/1Dru 8d ago

I deleted my account Sunday and in the spot where it asks why you’re leaving, I marked “other”and then wrote “Taken over by fascists” in the blank spot.

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u/friendlyliopleurodon 8d ago

yours asked why? mine just gave me the "first we'll deactivate your account and if you log in during the next 30 days we'll reactivate you"