Beyond Today

Is TikTok being censored?


Listen Later

The app best known for short, funny videos that have made it the meme engine of the internet found itself hosting a different kind of viral video. Feroza Aziz, a teenager from New Jersey, posted what looked like a makeup tutorial but was actually trying to raise awareness of the detention of China’s Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province. When she woke up her account was suspended. TikTok says it didn’t censor her content, but as Karishma Vaswani tells us, the company is walking a difficult line trying to keep people happy in both China and the rest of the world. We also hear from Vicky Xu, a researcher who uses TikTok to find out more about Xinjiang.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Beyond TodayBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

90 ratings


More shows like Beyond Today

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,964 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,640 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,062 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,475 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,802 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,747 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,045 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,087 Listeners

London Real by Brian Rose

London Real

1,201 Listeners

Dan Snow's History Hit by History Hit

Dan Snow's History Hit

4,772 Listeners

Modern Wisdom by Chris Williamson

Modern Wisdom

3,986 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,202 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

724 Listeners

The High Performance Podcast by High Performance

The High Performance Podcast

546 Listeners

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger

The Rest Is History

15,636 Listeners

Cyber Hack by BBC World Service

Cyber Hack

1,605 Listeners

Honestly with Bari Weiss by The Free Press

Honestly with Bari Weiss

8,789 Listeners

ZOE Science & Nutrition by ZOE

ZOE Science & Nutrition

2,066 Listeners

Great Company with Jamie Laing by Jampot Productions

Great Company with Jamie Laing

277 Listeners

Where Shall We Meet by Omid Ashtari & Natascha McElhone

Where Shall We Meet

12 Listeners