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applegrove

(132,267 posts)
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:32 PM Jan 27

BREAKING: Gavin Newsom Launches Probe Into MAGA's War on Information: Raw Story email (not up on raw story yet)


Newsom Draws the Line

California Governor Gavin Newsom just threw down the gauntlet. After the U.S. finalized a deal to move TikTok into American ownership, with a family deeply tied to Donald Trump now playing a major role, the platform appears to be systematically censoring anti-Trump content.

Newsom isn’t staying silent.

He announced on X, formerly known as Twitter: “It’s time to investigate. I am launching a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring Trump-critical content.”

The move comes after users complained they were barred from posting even the word “Epstein” in private messages. Newsom himself responded publicly when a creator showed that TikTok would not allow them to send that word in a direct message.

Think about that for a moment. If a platform can block a name from being typed, what else can it quietly erase?


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BREAKING: Gavin Newsom Launches Probe Into MAGA's War on Information: Raw Story email (not up on raw story yet) (Original Post) applegrove Jan 27 OP
Yep, I heard that Tik Tok is squashing dissent vapor2 Jan 27 #1
Larry Ellison is one sick, demented psychopath. Initech Jan 27 #2

Initech

(108,797 posts)
2. Larry Ellison is one sick, demented psychopath.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 10:41 PM
Jan 27

He must face justice, but first we have to pry his lips from Trump's ass.

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