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Chinese Owned TikTok Is Suppressing Content From Certain Groups Of “Undesirable” People

TikTok, the video-sharing app launched in 2017, has become increasingly popular among young social media users — especially during this time when screens are a major avenue of communication.

By Molly Farinholt2 min read
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The Chinese app is free to download and seemingly available for anyone to upload, share, and view content. However, the app’s makers have instructed moderators to suppress posts from certain groups of people deemed unworthy of the TikTok image.