The New Shadowbanning Panic
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/tiktok-shadowbanning-trump/685798/

"Some people who attempted to upload content [on TikTok] about anti-ICE protests or the killing of Alex Pretti alleged that the platform was intentionally blocking them from doing so. Others were able to get their videos uploaded, but alleged that TikTok was not distributing them. Still others noticed that they were unable to send the word Epstein in a direct message,..."

#BoycottTikTok

Canada’s privacy czar seeks answers on TikTok policy updates
https://globalnews.ca/news/11639367/tiktok-privacy-policy-update/

"In a privacy policy update issued on Jan. 22, TikTok detailed...plans to collect information about...detailed location tracking.

Many users and U.S. media outlets also noted the update states TikTok is collecting information where applicable under local laws surrounding 'sexual life or sexual orientation, status as transgender or nonbinary, citizenship or immigration status.'"

#BoycottTikTok

Governor Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at TikTok - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/26/newsom-to-review-if-tiktok-is-censoring-trump-critical-content-00748727

After Trump allies, including majority holder Larry Ellison, acquired the divided TikTok U.S. version, users claim - including politicians and celebrities - that their posts critical of the Trump administration, or posts simply using the word "Epstein" or "ICE," are getting blocked for "violating community standards."

Trump's allies are censoring U.S. TikTok users' content. #BoycottTikTok

#BoycottTikTok #TikTok #NoPrivacy #FuckTheEllisons

The amount of PII collected is insane. New T&Cs just dropped. This might not have changed from the old one but it’s still jarring to see it laid out so blatantly.