Ars Technica
TikTok claimed bugs blocked anti-ICE videos, Epstein mentions; experts call BS
TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/tiktok-claimed-bugs-blocked-anti-ice-videos-epstein-mentions-experts-call-bs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Jan 27 at 11:19pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadNeil E. HodgesJan 28
@arstechnica We knew it was coming. :(
Show threadTim ZeeJan 28
@arstechnica
Delete TikTok as well as Twitter/X, Meta, and other platforms owned by pro-Trump broligarchs.
Show threadJonathanJan 28
@arstechnica The billionaires control TikTok. Of course they're going to censor it. There is zero chance that they won't. Billionaire controlled social media is a cancer.
Show threadJonathanJan 28
@arstechnica Larry Ellison is about to own just about everything you watch. Whether it's news or movies. There's zero chance he won't abuse this power. That's the point of having power to these people. To abuse it.
Show threadTofu MusubiJan 28
@jmcrookston @arstechnica
He's going to eating beans and rice with the rest of us when the AI bubble bursts.
Show threadJonathanJan 28
@Hawaii I wish it were that simple but I'm with you on that.
Show threadCalumJan 28
@Hawaii @jmcrookston @arstechnica I doubt it. If its bursts today he could give $50 each to everyone on the planet and still have a billion left over.
Show threadThe Gray WitchJan 28
@arstechnica
TikTok, now owned by the oligarchs, is censoring topics they fear. How am I not surprised. It was never about national security. It was always about money, money, money.
Show threadYap Voon YeeJan 28
@arstechnica I deleted it ages ago...
Show threadRaj 🇬🇧🇪🇺💻🖥(🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸)Jan 28
@arstechnica "Bugs" as in human cockroaches scuttling around for the Tangerine Troll's regime.
Show threadEdCasting · 📡 🔵Feb 12
@arstechnica The main thing when picking an alternative should be a platform that isn't owned by any one entity. Corporate owned platforms like Upscrolled can always be bought by the next billionaire, just like TikTok.