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TikTok apologises after being accused of censoring #BlackLivesMatter posts

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TikTok has apologised after being accused of censoring posts with the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloyd. Several users have questioned why posts with these hashtags were shown to have zero views, with some suggesting that TikTok was censoring posts linked to the Black Lives Matter campaign.

Now, TikTok has now apologised for the issue in a blog titled ‘A message to our Black community.’ In the blog, Vanessa Pappas, TikTok US General Manager, and Kudzi Chikumbu, Director of Creator Community, said: “To our Black community: We want you to know that we hear you and we care about your experiences on TikTok. “We acknowledge and apologize to our Black creators and community who have felt unsafe, unsupported, or suppressed.

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