TikTok has handicapped QAnon hashtags

Following a Twitter crackdown on countless accounts spreading out the QAnon conspiracy theory, Chinese-owned social media/video app TikTok has actually let loose a crackdown of its own, prohibiting 2 particular QAnon associated hashtags on the service.

The QAnon hashtag is no longer searchable utilizing TikTok, together with another hashtag utilizing a popular QAnon motto, reports the ABC.

QAnon is a fringe conspiracy theory fixated an expected plot by the “deep state” versus Donald Trump that has origins in the message board 4chan. 

Whereas Twitter’s crackdown affected around 150,000 Twitter accounts, TikTok’s actions have actually removed a hashtag that has — to date — around 80 million views. But just the capability to browse utilizing the hashtag has actually been gotten rid of. Videos consisting of content concentrated on QAnon still exists on TikTok, it’s simply far more tough to discover, as an outcome of the hashtag restriction.

This news comes as numerous Western nations are thinking about TikTok restrictions. Citing nationwide security issues, numerous federal governments — consisting of the United States and Australia — are fretted that the Chinese federal government may have sway over the app. India has actually currently prohibited TikTok for being “prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order.”

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