Now under new U.S. ownership, TikTok is facing widespread criticism from users alleging rampant censorship. Just one day before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, TikTok users discovered that they could not post videos that dared to be critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Other users noticed they couldn’t send messages containing the word “Epstein,” which was ironic, as this began to happen after the new U.S. ownership deal. Per Newsweek:While the alleged “Epstein” censorship added fuel to the fire, the bulk of the criticism against TikTok has been about the alleged suppression of anti-ICE messages, especially in the wake of Pretti’s death. TikTok again denied any content suppression related to the shooting and said the issues users experienced over the weekend were due to a data center outage.