Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after speaking out against ICE

Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by scotty79 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:30AM (#46778065)

Support for ICE is in minority (although a large one). I don't think algorithm would suppress negative opinions on it, especially among viewership of celebrities that don't appeal to the right side of political spectrum.

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by filoeleven on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @08:07AM (#46779465)

Well, you're wrong. This article has more info but is login- or paywalled.

https://www.theverge.com/news/867625/tiktok-down-weekend-bro...

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by nobody9999 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @08:44AM (#46779811)

https://archive.ph/l4qni

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by scotty79 on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @02:28AM (#46792147)

I didn't say it's the effect of the censorship. I just said it's unlikely to be the effect of normal operation of their algorithm. If the actual explanation was the accidental outage then I was right.

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by ap99 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:38AM (#46778161)

You should qualify your statement with "amongst the few people I talk to and the narrow spectrum of media I consume."

Also, do you mean minority of the total US population or minority of the voting population?

For one reference point I fully support ICE. And I think it's wild you have local and state politicians encouraging actions against federal agents who are enforcing federal law.

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by 113 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @06:19AM (#46778515)

Polling seems to suggest you're wrong.

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by saubeidl on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:43AM (#46778219)

More Americans support than oppose abolishing ICE.

The Gestapo, too, was federal agents enforcing federal law.

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53939-more-americ...

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by ap99 on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @05:58AM (#46793754)

In this case can you honestly say federal law is wrong?

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by tastyface on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @10:56AM (#46781681)

Enforcing federal law by shooting a fleeing woman in the head and a restrained nurse in the back? Boy, what fair and just law.

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Re:Celebrities say they are being censored by TikTok after s... by ap99 on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @05:58AM (#46793748)

You watch those videos at all? Fleeing woman tries to run over federal agent.

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