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TikTok blocks Epstein mentions and anti-Trump videos, users claim - Alleged censorship comes after investors loyal to Trump take over social media platform
Back in early 2025, approaching the ban deadline set by Congress, TikTok went dark for around 14 hours. But it soon came back online as President Donald Trump signed an executive order to prevent the law’s enforcement until sale to an U.
Morgan L. Morrow, a librarian from West Virginia, was arrested following a TikTok post in which she allegedly planned and attempted to recruit others to assassinate President Trump.
President-elect Donald Trump asked technology companies to “not let TikTok stay dark” and announced he would extend a deadline to sell the company after the video platform suspended its services in the US and Apple Inc.
TikTok pointed to a power outage at a U.S. data center after some users reported trouble getting views or uploading videos.
A Florida labor and delivery nurse lost her job following a social media post where she wished Trump's pregnant press secretary a painful labor.
Trump has claimed the deal meets requirements for “qualified divestiture” to avoid a TikTok ban otherwise required under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. However, questions remain, as lawmakers have not yet analyzed the terms of the deal to determine whether that’s true.