geosocoSep 11, 2023

TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike

Users on TikTok searching for “WGA” are met with a screen claiming that the phrase “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines.” No videos return. Users are also unable to search for the “WGA” hashtag....

https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tiktok-blocking-searches-wga-amid-ongoing-writers-strike

TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike

Media Matters for America
Show threadcmdrmotoSep 11, 2023

Yet another demonstration of the dangers of allowing a communication channel to be controlled by an entity whose motives aren’t aligned with what the users of that channel actually want / need.

Fediverse is the best collective action I can think of against this kind of censorship.

Show threadAfricanExpansionist
Oh but didn’t you hear? China is a paradise for workers and definitely not capitalist in any way
Sep 11, 2023 at 10:52pmWeb