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‘Powerful political actor’: TikTok censoring content, report finds – The Australian Financial Review
An influential Australian think tank found TikTok has taken a “heavy-handed approach” to censoring LGBTQ+ issues and political topics such as Tiananmen Square and Tibetan independence.
ASPI is partly funded by Australia’s Department of Defence and considered close to the country’s security establishment. It received a research grant of $US250,000 ($343,000) from the US State Department, which was used towards compiling its report.
“Possessing and deploying the capability to covertly control information flows, across geographical regions, topics and languages, positions TikTok as a powerful political actor with a global reach,” the new report said.
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