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Why is there a TikTok censorship debate? | The Global Story Podcast
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24:22Now PlayingTikTok users in the US have claimed that the social media platform has been censoring content critical of the Trump administration.
Following the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, in Minnesota, users reported that they couldn’t upload or view videos related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, otherwise known as ICE.
The Department of Homeland Security says federal agents fired in self-defence.
TikTok disputes that functionality issues were political, attributing them instead to data centre outages.
The controversy has exposed how a divided America is reacting to the shooting.
Asma Khalid speaks to BBC Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent Marianna Spring.
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