Censorship by TikTok
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There is evidence that TikTok has down-weighted the posts of topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party. Topics alleged to have been censored by the platform include the Persecution of Uyghurs in China, the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, the Sino-Indian border dispute, foreign political leaders, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and people of African descent. TikTok has also removed or omitted information from its services to comply with company policies, legal demands, and government censorship laws. A 2024 report found significant disparity between Tiktok and Instagram in relation to the ratio of hashtags on topics deemed sensitve to the Chinese government's interests.[1] TikTok's responses to claims of censorship have varied, responding that the platform was attempting to protect users from bullying,[2] arguing that certain instances were the result of human error, and stating that such incidents were the result of algorithmic mistakes.[3]