Censorship concerns are back in the spotlight after TikTok users claim to be having trouble posting about Jeffrey Epstein and ICE raids.

Days after the company finalized a sale to a consortium of American investors who now control TikTok's business in the US - which averted a national ban of the app over national security concerns - users report being unable to use the word "Epstein" in direct messages. 

The company responded, telling NPR "We don't have rules against sharing the name 'Epstein' in direct messages and are investigating why some users are experiencing issues."

TikTok said none of its content moderation rules have changed.

Still, when some users tried to send direct messages containing the word "Epstein," an automatic prompt appeared declaring that the message may be in violation of TikTok's community guidelines. The messages were not sent, according to the prompt, "to protect our community."

Tests by NPR, and other accounts on social media, show that it was happening inconsistently; Some users were able to send messages with "Epstein," and some were not. The TikTok spokesman said that is consistent with the company's own analysis so far, yet the exact cause is still under review.

TikTok users are also claiming that the platform is censoring information related to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions, as many users on the platform report being unable to upload videos on the topic.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tiktok-users-report-trouble-posting-about-epstein-ice-days-after-company-finalizes-sale

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Paul Craig Roberts

likud lawmaker Dan Illouz declares Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens enemies of Israel who are selling poison to the American people disguised as patriotism.

The Israel lobby has succeeded in classifying any criticism of Israeli policies, such as the destruction of Gaza and assassinations of foreign leaders, as anti-Semitic, thus preventing Israel from ever being held accountable for its crimes. In order to enforce its policy of discrediting all criticism of Israel, Israel has acquired tremendous power in the United States, as is proven by the lobby’s power to deep-six the First Amendment and have people who criticize Israel removed from their jobs and from universities. To please Israel, President Trump went after his two strongest supporters Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massey.

The power that Israel exercises over the United States has gone to their heads. Illouz says: “We are the people of eternity. We will be here long after your YouTube channels are forgotten dust.”

Israel describes its relationship with the United States as an alliance. But with many Americans proclaiming that you cannot be an American unless you love Israel, the indication is that the relationship is one of master and servant. A people concerned about their sovereignty and the independence of their policies are correct to question, as Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens do, the influence Israel has.

(WHEN WE GO TO WAR WITH ISRAEL PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ISRAEL SOLD THE US PATRIOT SYSTEM TO CHINA WHICH THEY COMBINED WITH THE S-300 AND SOLD TO IRAN AS THE HQ-9 SO THEY CAN SHOOT DOWN US PLANES OVER IRAN. THEY ALSO SOLD CHINA OUR ADVANCED AVIONICS RESEARCH WHICH CHINA USED TO CREAT THE J-10 WHICH IS SUPERIOR TO THE US F-16. AND THE ISRAELIS ALSO SOLD SAM COHEN'S NEUTRON BOMB TO CHINA JUST IN CASE ISRAEL ESCALATES THIS MIDEAST WAR INTO A GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR AFTER THEY START IT BY DROPPING H-BOMBS ON A MUSLIM NATION.)

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tiktok-users-report-trouble-posting-about-epstein-ice-days-after-company-finalizes-sale

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