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TikTok Says It’s Not Censoring ‘Free Palestine’ Comments. Users See Something Different
When TikTok returned after being pulled from the U.S., hours before President Trump’s inauguration, users reported “free palestine” comments were being instantly removed.
A spokesperson for TikTok told 404 Media that the platform’s policies and algorithms did not change over the weekend, adding that they’re working on restoring U.S. operations back to normal. They said that TikTok does not have a policy against people saying “free palestine,” and pointed me to the platform’s community guidelines, transparency report, and moderation approach pages. There have been a few noteworthy instances in the last few years of social media users claiming that pro-Palestine content was being censored or downranked, only for the platforms involved to blame the issue on bugs or deny it was happening.
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