Less than a week after Oracle Executive Chariman (and serial workplace sexual predator) Larry Ellison took over TikTok, it looks like he is already suppressing anti-Trump views.
Now there is a surprise.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said he is launching an investigation into whether TikTok has censored videos critical of President Donald Trump, and whether its actions constitute a violation of California law.
Newsom weighed in late Monday after a growing swarm of users — including two San Francisco candidates for Congress — reported that their videos regarding the administration and were being suppressed or kept from viewers entirely.
“It’s time to investigate,” Newsom posted X, alongside screenshot from a user who claimed TikTok would not allow them to mention the word “Epstein.”
Over the last year, Newsom has utilized various social media channels to aggressively criticize Trump and his policies.
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Influencers and celebrities with large followings have logged similar complaints, following posts they made about the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota over the weekend. A Border Patrol agent shot and killed Pretti, an ICU nurse, on Saturday. It was Minneapolis’ second fatal shooting death by a federal agent this month as President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown in the city continues.
This is not a surprise. Given that Oracle needs government subsidies, specifically IP protections and extensive government contracts, to survive, and given his history of sucking up to Trump, this is a feature, not a bug.
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