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TikTok is blocking searches for WGA amid the ongoing writers strike (www.mediamatters.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Users on TikTok searching for “WGA” are met with a screen claiming that the phrase “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines.” No videos return. Users are also unable to search for the “WGA” hashtag.

TikTok has also blocked the search term “WGA strike.”

Additionally, it appears that TikTok is blocking results from any simple search that includes “WGA” in the search term. Including “WGA” in addition to another word — like “WGA support” or “WGA strong” — blocks results.

Update (9/11/23): A TikTok spokesperson told Media Matters that “WGA has been inadvertently blocked as part of the platforms’ protections against QAnon conspiracy theories.” (WWG1WGA is a common QAnon phrase.) The spokesperson added that searches for “Writers Guild of America” and “Writers Guild of America Strike” were not impacted. Searches for “WGA” and related terms now appear to function normally.

(Thanks mike591, SCB, crowsby, and others for putting in the comments)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

These guys can't even commie right...

Jfc...

Does anyone even care about the plight of labour anymore? Politically wise?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

China? The source of most products keeping our capitalist world going? What about it was supposed to be communist again?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I was thinking the same thing!

Strikebreaking for the Glorious Worker's Revolution! That's how it's supposed to work, right?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

???

That's TikTok, from a private corporation. They do not represent the CPC or the Chinese Government.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

even private Chinese companies have to adhere to the CCP's guidelines and requests.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

American companies do the same tho... but point stands all around.

NO such thing is "private sector" only thing that's private is the "HOLY PROFIT" any losses covered by labour that generated the profit, or not

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

TikTok's parent corporation is strongly tied to the Chinese gov't and the CCP. So yes, they do, though of course they deny it...