You can say black lives matter, brown lives matter, even yellow lives matter. But never say all lives matter or white lives matter.
TikTok has banned users from even searching for the term “white lives matter,” listing the phrase as being associated with “hateful behavior.”
Apparently, according to the Chinese-owned video app, which is notorious as perhaps the most censorious in existence, white lives don’t matter.
When searching for videos or profiles containing the term “white lives matter,” users are met with a message which states, “No results found. This phrase may be associated with hateful behavior. TikTok is committed to keeping our community safe and working to prevent the spread of hate. For more information, we invite you to review our Community Guidelines.”
TikTok uses the same method to block people from even searching for individuals deemed to be “hateful,” where banning their accounts isn’t enough, mere mention of them must be expunged entirely.
Naturally, there’s no chance whatsoever that the term “Black Lives Matter” would receive similar treatment.
Indeed, a previous trend that TikTok allowed to feature prominently on the platform was centered on users threatening to violently kneecap people who didn’t support BLM.
The platform has also allowed fake news about Trump resigning to go viral, has censored videos that make fun of Dr. Anthony Fauci, has removed videos that highlighted inconsistencies in Amber Heard’s testimony, and has also threatened to censor criticism of Joe Biden.
https://summit.news/2022/10/10/tiktok-bans-the-term-white-lives-matter/