US EditionCalifornia's Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing Trump criticism
California Governor Gavin Newsom is investigating TikTok for potentially violating state law by suppressing content critical of Donald Trump after the app's U.S. ownership changed.
- On Jan. 26, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a review into whether TikTok suppressed content critical of President Donald Trump and asked the California Department of Justice to investigate potential legal violations.
- Following last week's U.S. joint-venture sale with ByteDance retaining 19.9%, TikTok users reported posts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the 'Epstein' file received zero views.
- Company statements pointed to technical issues and an outage, with TikTok and the new U.S. owners blaming a power outage at a U.S. data center; Newsom's office confirmed suppressed Trump-critical content and shared a user screenshot showing 'Epstein' blocked.
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TikTok Investigated After Users Report Word 'Epstein' Blocked in Messages
TikTok is facing scrutiny from government officials and digital rights advocates after thousands of users reported that the platform was preventing them from sending the word 'Epstein' in direct messages. This development surfaced shortly after its US business was transferred to a consortium of mostly American investors with close ties to President Donald Trump. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a review of the situation, asserting that…
California Governor Newsom launches probe into Tik Tok censorship claims
Governor of California Gavin Newsom said California has launched an investigation into allegations that TikTok censored content critical of US President Donald Trump. The move follows TikTok’s US ownership overhaul and fresh concerns over political content moderation on the platform.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday accused TikTok of suppressing content critical of US President Donald Trump and launched an investigation to determine whether the social network is violating California law. Accusations of censorship against TikTok have been leveled by a significant number of users in recent days. The company has defended itself by saying that a technical glitch caused the problems.
Users claim that the application, now under American control, censored content criticizing Donald Trump in connection with the death of a 37-year-old nurse on Saturday in Minneapolis, killed by the immigration police.
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