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TikTok ‘banned Jimmy Lai documentary to appease Beijing’ [Times of London]
TikTok has been accused of censoring anti-Chinese content after it removed a documentary about the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai from its platform. The Hong Konger, about the jailed media boss, was made by the Acton Institute, a US-based think tank, which...
TikTok says error caused it to censor Acton Institute content featuring imprisoned activist in China [The Washington Times]
TikTok said it erred in censoring the Acton Institute’s account and content about a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in China. The China-founded app offered no explanation for what caused the error leading TikTok to remove content and suspend the account from the...
‘Removed in Error’: TikTok Restores Account That Promoted Film on Hong Kong Democracy Activist [Daily Signal]
A TikTok account belonging to the think tank Acton Institute has been restored after being “removed in error” days after promoting a documentary about a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, according to a spokesperson for the Chinese-owned app. Acton Institute learned...
TikTok Continues Censorship Of Think Tank’s Account Promoting Anti-CCP Documentary [Daily Caller]
TikTok continued to target a think tank criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Thursday after removing and then reinstating posts without any explanation. Acton Institute, an independent think tank that advocates for individual and religious liberty,...
Shutdown of Jimmy Lai filmmaker’s TikTok account reversed after censorship outcry [Catholic News Agency]
Following public outcry over its apparent censorship of a new documentary about imprisoned Catholic Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, TikTok has reversed its suspension of the account belonging to the film’s producer, the Michigan-based Acton Institute. A...