166. The curious case of Esma Memtimin’s disappearing TikTok videos
166. The curious case of Esma Memtimin’s disappearing TikTok videos
September 17, 202430m 13s
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Show Notes
TikTok took down Esma Memtimin’s posts for allegedly violating the platform’s community rules even though her videos were about stickers and current events. A recent study from Rutgers University suggests Memtimin isn’t alone — when researchers compared TikTok’s content with other similar platforms there is a mysterious dearth of posts about subjects Beijing considers hot button issues.
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