US TikTok users who once saw the app as a haven for free speech say they see signs of censorship after the platform, which is owned by China\u2019s ByteDance, was revived by an executive order from President Donald Trump. TikTok users are noting a difference in the short-video app following its revival after going dark on Saturday under a new law \u2014 enacted over national security concerns during the Biden administration with bipartisan support \u2014 that requires it to be sold to a US buyer. Trump has vowed to find a solution to the ban, with several bidders in the mix, including people with close relationships to the new Republican president. Users say they are seeing fewer livestreams, and some activity is being removed or flagged at higher rates for violating community guidelines, including for behavior that was previously permitted. \u201cOur policies and algorithms did not change over the weekend,\u201d TikTok said in a statemen. \u201cWe are working hard to restore our US operations back to normal and expect some temporary instability as we restore our services, which could impact TikTok features or users\u2019 access to the app.\u201d But some users said they now see more content moderation, like limited search results, as well as warnings about misinformation and prompts for users to check their sources. Some claimed TikTok was striking comments that used phrases like \u201cFree Palestine\u201d and \u201cFree Luigi,\u201d a reference to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing a UnitedHealth executive, which had been previously allowed. TikTok said it does not allow content that promotes violent or hateful individuals on the platform. Sharing is limited On Monday, Trump signed an executive order that he said aims to restore freedom of speech and end censorship, referring specifically to social media platforms. Content creator, comedian and veteran Pat Loller, 36, said a satirical video he created in response to billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s hand gesture at an inauguration event that appeared to some as a Nazi salute was first tagged as misinformation. Loller was then limited in how widely he could share the video, which garnered over a million views. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen this before, and it is still there. It says \u2018sharing is limited to one chat at a time,\u2019\u201d said Loller, who has 1.3 million followers. Trump on Tuesday said that he was open to Musk, who is a close ally of the president and helping oversee his new initiative on government efficiency, buying TikTok, if he wanted to do so. TikTok user Lisa Cline said on Meta\u2019s Threads that she was having issues posting a video to TikTok criticising Trump. \u201cI tried to post this six times to TikTok and it wouldn\u2019t let me because of censorship, here\u2019s (to) hoping it works here,\u201d Cline said. The video referenced Trump\u2019s response to Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde after she asked him, at an inaugural prayer service at Washington\u2019s National Cathe\u00addral, to show mercy on people who are \u201cscared.\u201d Danisha Carter, 27, said her account, which has 2 million followers, was permanently suspended shortly after TikTok went dark on Saturday. She was told it was due to \u201cmultiple policy violations\u201d when she tried to log in after the ban was lifted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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