TikTok has repeatedly said that they don't censor political content on their site, image via handout
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TikTok has blocked the user who made a viral anti-China post

TikTok, a world-famous Chinese owned social media platform, has blocked the account of a user who made a viral post criticizing China. This move came despite all the claims by the company that they do not censor content for political reasons. Although the user can no longer access her account, the video itself is still on the platform.

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