TikTok Glitches in US Trigger Censorship Fears

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

The US branch of the social video app TikTok faced accusations of suppressing posts relating to ICE protests in Minneapolis and the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. TikTok blamed the issue on a data center outage.

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When we talk about authoritarianism, it's not just Donald Trump. Musk owns X Bezos owns Twitch Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook Larry Ellison controls TikTok Billionaires increasingly control what we see, hear and read.
-- Senator Bernie Sanders (@sanders.senate.gov) Feb 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM

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More from the article ...

... Users of the social media app TikTok in the United States have reported difficulties in posting since the platform's new US lead took effect.

Videos about topics such as protests against ICE operations in Minneapolis, and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reportedly failed to upload. ...

Critics warn that these incidents reflect growing fears about the Trump administration's influence over media and tech platforms. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-03 03:42 PM | Reply

Abandon TikTok. It has been compromised. Adam Presser, apologist for the pedophilic elite, is a pro-genocide fascist and he's coming for your freedom of speech.

#2 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2026-02-03 04:33 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

From the usb-summary ...

... Zuckerberg owns Instagram and Facebook ...

Mr Zuckerberg owns more than that...

Meta Platforms
en.wikipedia.org

... Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads and Manus. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-03 07:15 PM | Reply

@#3

Regarding WhatsApp, there's this ...

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
www.theguardian.com

... A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm can access 'virtually all' private communications, a claim the company has denied ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-03 07:19 PM | Reply

TikTok users are deleting the app, with removals up 150% following U.S. joint venture

www.cnbc.com

$14 billion to kill the app.

Money well spent to control access to information.

TikTok was less restrictive under China than it is under Trump.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-03 07:35 PM | Reply

@#5 ... TikTok was less restrictive under China than it is under Trump. ...

It is starting to look that way.

But a reason why TikTo was transferred to US (a.k.a., Trump) control was the gathering of user data going to China, and not staying in the US.

Now, the Trump regime likely has access to identification data of all those who post videos that ay offend Pres Trump's thin skin (can you say Don Lemon? I knew you could.).

Will he be sending ICE after those posters?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-03 08:17 PM | Reply