TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues

Re:TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company bl... by WheatMillington on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @02:01PM (#46784643)

I see people saying this a lot, but I've also seen videos demonstrating that you can easily post and search for Tiananmen Square content. I don't use Tiktok myself but it seems like this is basically untrue.

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Re:TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company bl... by rluna828 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @02:47PM (#46785411)

key word is "search," tianamen square will never be recommended in a feed. This is the illusion of "choice." Most people think they can "train" their feed, this is not true.

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Re:TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company bl... by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @03:40AM (#46792630)

This will likely depend on the country, I presume it wouldn't work in China.

But this isn't new either, western services operating abroad will often comply with local laws, which includes country or region specific laws on acceptable content. Google pulled out of China for a good while because they didn't want to, but they eventually cracked and complied with their content laws. Of course, by then the competition was dominant already.

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