TikTok has come under fire for its censorship policies after it was revealed it removed a video shared by 2GB which criticised the Indigenous Voice to Parliament’s referendum process.
The clip, which was posted to the social media site on August 24, was taken from Ben Fordham Live and features the host calling the AEC'S voting rules of ticks and crosses into question.
“But surely if you’re going to accept ticks, you’ve got to accept crosses or just have a blanket rule no symbols whatsoever,” he said. “They’re getting some extra help. You see TikTok has become extra cautious with content that either questions or paints the Voice in a negative light and you can’t help but think of the word censorship at a time like this,” Levy said.
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