TikTok users are accusing the app’s new US owners of censoring videos about the fatal Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti and political content including mentions of “Epstein.”
The hashtag #TikTokCensorship took off on X on Sunday as creators claimed videos about political unrest in Minneapolis were getting far fewer views than usual and facing long delays uploading.
In a late Monday statement on X, TikTok US’ new owners wrote: “We’re continuing to resolve a major infrastructure issue triggered by a power outage at one of our US data center partner sites.”
“You may notice multiple bugs, slower load times, or timed-out requests, including when posting new content,” the new owners added. “Creators may temporarily see ‘0’ views or likes on videos …This is a display error.”
It was a rough start for the new US spin-off of TikTok, which announced last Thursday that it finally reached a deal to transfer operations to American ownership after staring down threats of a ban for years.
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