One Thing: New TikTok: Different Owners, Fresh Censorship Concerns

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🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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TikTok was on the verge of being banned in the US as President Donald Trump took office last year. Now, its US operations are in the hands of new owners after a deal backed by the Trump administration. Since those owners took control, some users on the left claim they’ve been having trouble posting about sensitive topics like ICE or Jeffrey Epstein. So is this a tech hiccup, or a possible sign of political censorship? For more: The Trump-approved US TikTok is off to a rough start --- Guest: Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Tech Editor Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo Credit: Brook Joyner/CNN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is one thing. I'm David Rind, and TikTok's new owners are Trump-approved. But what about its
0:06.6	algorithm? It saw TikTok uninstalls shoot up by 150% compared to a few months ago.
0:15.0	We're going to dig into whether this is a case of coincidence or possible censorship.
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1:24.5	Next, sir, we have an executive order on TikTok.
1:28.7	There was this moment that played out in the Oval Office back in September of last year that seems worth revisiting.
1:30.5	And I think I can say that especially the young people, they really wanted this to happen.
1:35.4	They did not want to have TikTok close.
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