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   TikTok is suppressing content critical of President Trump in the US,   
   California governor claims  as investigation looks into whether it 'violates'   
   state law   
      
   Date:   
   Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:11:41 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching a review of TikTok's potential   
   violations after more users are reporting anti-Trump censorship.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
    TikTok has found itself in the middle of yet another controversy, and this   
   time the platform is coming under fire for allegedly censoring content thats   
   critical of President Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom claims.    
      
   Newsom has been outspoken over TikToks possible violations after his office   
   received reports and independently confirmed instances revealing TikTok has   
   potentially been suppressing or reviewing anti-Trump and anti-ICE content,   
   which comes just days after the platform finalized a new $14 billion deal    
   that was backed by Trump .    
      
   The governor shared a post to X, saying its time to investigate, followed by    
   a post from the Governor Newsom Press Office announcing hes officially   
   launching a review of this conduct and will be calling on the California   
   Department of Justice to determine whether it violates California law".   
      
   What evidence does Newsom's office have that TikTok is allegedly censoring   
   this anti-Trump content?   
      
   On Governor Newsoms X account, he reposted an image shared by the   
   user @intelligentpawg showing a private TikTok DM message featuring the word   
   Epstein  which failed to send due to what TikTok says was a violation of   
   community guidelines, the Newsom Press Office claims. Since this was shared   
   online, more users have come forward reporting similar occurrences.   
      
   Although the White House and TikTok have yet to issue a statement about the   
   possible rise of censorship, the outlet Politico spotted an X post from the   
   TikTok USDS Joint Venture account drawing attention to recent in-app bugs.   
   According to the statement, TikTok has been experiencing major infrastructure   
   issues as a result of a data center power outage.   
      
   Though this has been fixed, TikTok says that users are still likely to run   
   into temporary issues such as slower loading times, and even seeing 0 likes   
   and views on certain videos  but many arent convinced by this. Im done with   
   the app    
      
   TikTok can blame bugs and outages all it wants, and although Newsom's claims   
   have yet to be proven correct, TikTok is failing to convince frustrated users   
   otherwise. And given the people behind the latest deal thats extended TikToks   
   US lifespan once again, some are finding it hard to pin their censorship   
   suspicions on bugs.   
      
   The biggest and most influential name behind the $14 billion deal is Oracle   
   co-founder Larry Ellison, who, aside from being a billionaire, is a long-time   
   supporter of Trump. This alone raised a lot of eyebrows, and now the apparent   
   rise of anti-Trump censorship is being pinned on TikToks new investors. It's   
   worth remembering, though, that this isnt the first time Ellison has   
   contributed to a major social media investment.    
      
   In 2022, when Elon Musk bought what is now known as X, Ellison contributed a   
   generous amount of funding to ensure Musks acquisition would go through.    
   Since then, Ellisons son has even dipped his toe into the media waters,   
   acquiring Paramount Global and its subsidiaries, including Paramount+ ,    
   Comedy Central, and the CBS Network.    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/computing/tiktok/tiktok-is-suppressing-content-criti   
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