BySiladitya Ray,
Forbes Staff.
Tiktok said it is investigating why several users on the platform have been unable to send the word “Epstein” in direct messages—an issue California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is reviewing—after some users and public figures accused the social media platform’s new owners of censoring content.
In a statement to NPR Tuesday, a TikTok spokesperson said the platform does not have any “rules against sharing the name 'Epstein' in direct messages,” and is investigating why some users are unable to do so.
Some users have said they are unable to send direct messages that contain the word “Epstein,” and are seeing an alert which labels the message as a violation of TikTok's community guidelines.
