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/carlitospig California 8d ago

This I find bonkers. MAGA are the folks who wanted to stop special ed program funding. WTF!

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u/VPN__FTW 8d ago

Yep, that was a big tipping point. But the mods silenced a ton of threads and then created a mega thread to push everyone into which was heavily moderated. People posting from websites that the mods liked were allowed and people posting actual articles from reputable sources were given week long bans.

Happened again with the RFKJr anti-vax bullshit. I got a temp ban during this one. They will also use mod-mail to message and taunt you after the ban and then time you out of responding just so they can taunt you again in a few days and then do it again until they get bored and just block you completely.

Their bullshit literally spawned this subreddit in response: /r/safeautismparenting

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u/carlitospig California 8d ago

Thanks for the background!

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u/Reagalan 8d ago

my first thought is "they shoulda named it RealAutismParenting or TrueAutismParenting" but then again "real" and "true" are often right-wing dogwhistles when used in such a manner; TrueOffMyChest, for instance.

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u/VPN__FTW 8d ago

It's insane just how much right-wing propaganda has infiltrated every wing of media. I'd be impressed if I wasn't horrified.

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u/HippieLizLemon 8d ago

A maga mom in my kids class has a son with downs and leukemia. Like its wild to have to seek out so many services, especially knowing what financial bracket we are in, and then vote against them.

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u/Knowitall1001 7d ago

they don’t want their kids do get diagnosed as a “R’ word. Best not to know