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‘Censorship and propaganda in real time’: Trump’s alleged TikTok censorship seemingly hits right away
U.S. TikTok servers went down for roughly 12 hours over the weekend, starting on the night of January 18. American users are now reporting a spike in censorship of political commentary and criticism since the app has been back up and running in the States,
Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy
Trump Issues an Executive Order to Suspend the US TikTok Ban. but Can It Stick?
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist
Trump throws lifeline to TikTok, delays possible ban 75 days; what does it mean?
President Donald Trump’s order Monday night delays a possible ban 75 days, noting the “unfortunate timing” that the deadline arrived one day before he took office and
American TikTokers Get a Taste of Chinese Censorship as They Rush to RedNote
It took only about a day for Chinese censors to crack down on posts from Americans who had flooded onto the Chinese social-media app Xiaohongshu. American TikTok users started downloading Xiaohongshu,
Is TikTok Blocking Anti-Trump Content? What We Know
A number of social-media posts claim that the Chinese-owned app is blocking content that is critical of the new president.
‘Propaganda arm’: TikTok search glitch stokes fear over Trump’s new alliance with tech titans
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok’s CEO Shou ZI Chew both attended the inauguration, alongside former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the first tech boss to hitch his wagon to Trump.
TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet
China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.
RedNote Censorship Concerns Emerge As TikTok Users Flock to Chinese App
As self-described " TikTok refugees" pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country's extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address.
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UC Berkeley Research Scientist Breaks Down the TikTok Ban, the “Digital Divide”, and the Rise of RedNote
In a historic development, Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has become the center of a bipartisan bill to ban the app nationwide in the name of national security. Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Information and a prominent scholar in the study of state censorship,
TikTok restoring service after Trump's statement, company says
STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK: In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170…
Is RedNote Safe? Here’s What Millions Of TikTok Users Need To Know
As TikTok users flock to RedNote, there are several considerations, including the privacy of your data. Here’s what you need to know.
TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here’s what you need to know about the RedNote app
A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.
The TikTok ban isn’t about national security — it’s censorship and government control
TikTok isn’t the villain here. It’s a symptom of a much larger issue: the lack of clear, enforceable rules for data privacy and security. Instead of banning the app, the government should focus on fixing the system.