TikTok’s Trust at Risk as Glitches Fuel Censorship Fears

Ars Technica reports that TikTok users’ fears of censorship are amplified by what appear to be technical issues (upload failures and DM problems) that coincide with anti-Trump, Epstein, and anti-ICE content removals. Experts say even if glitches exist, the consistent pattern suggests biased moderation, fueling concerns about political content suppression and trust in the platform. Some users are deleting or pausing use, while others test boundaries and seek workarounds; TikTok attributes issues to a US data‑center outage, is investigating, and has updated terms of use and privacy policy. Long-term, the situation could erode trust and reshape TikTok’s role in political discourse as the new US ownership oversees algorithm tweaks and content moderation policy.