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TikTok’s US Handover Spirals Into Chaos

Chris Hauk / idropnews - TikTok’s transition to US ownership hits a crisis as server outages, censorship claims over a Minneapolis shooting, and a Gavin Newsom probe drive users to UpScrolled.Read More...


Censorship claims and content suppression

Users blast TikTok for ‘censoring’ Minneapolis shooting videos

5 wks / news.com.au

TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say | TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app.

5 wks / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say

5 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

TikTok faces slew of censorship claims and glitches days after ownership change

5 wks / reddit / /u/Abject-Pick-6472

TikTok’s US Handover Spirals Into Chaos

5 wks / idropnews / Chris Hauk

TikTok users say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues

5 wks / reddit / /u/RewardEquivalent553

California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of the current American president

5 wks / reddit / /u/RewardEquivalent553


Technical outages and infrastructure hiccups

TikTok in the USA so far: Outages and outrage

5 wks / mashable

TikTok says it’s still working to recover its U.S. infrastructure

5 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez


U.S. ownership and political influence

What you should know about the owners of US TikTok

5 wks / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

TikTok Already Getting Shittier Under The Ownership Of President's Billionaire Buddies

5 wks / reddit / /u/StraightedgexLiberal

TikTok users panic over the app’s 'immigration data' collection policy, but the wording isn't new

5 wks / reddit / /u/HellYeahDamnWrite


User exodus to alternative platforms

Looks Like American TikTok’s Problems Are Sending Users Flocking to Alternatives

5 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

UpScrolled and Skylight rising: Users race to TikTok alternatives after U.S. takeover

5 wks / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson


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Looks Like American TikTok’s Problems Are Sending Users Flocking to Alternatives https://gizmodo.com/looks-like-american-tiktoks-problems-are-sending-users-flocking-to-alternatives-2000714286

5 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

​ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app’s U.S. operations. This restructuring aims to

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

Emma Roth / theverge - Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the country's "failed" online safety regulations, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The site's owner, Aylo, says it will block users who haven't already verified…

#techpolicy #uk #internet #law #media #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalid #safety #digitalprivacy

Pornhub will become unavailable for many UK users as of February 2

5 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Pornhub will block new UK users starting next week, describing the Online Safety Act as a "flawed system."

5 wks / bsky / @katie-drummond.bsky.social / katie-drummond.bsky.social

What do you make of pornhub pulling out of the UK? Age Verification not worth the expense? www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-b...

5 wks / bsky / @axis1500.bsky.social / axis1500.bsky.social

Welp get ready for another BBC article about VPNs again: www.404media.co/uk-pornhub-b...

5 wks / bsky / @legionaod.bsky.social / legionaod.bsky.social

If you live in the UK, you probably won’t be able to visit Pornhub anymore

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Pornhub Will Block New UK Users Starting Next Week to Protest ‘Flawed’ ID Law

5 wks / wired / Manisha Krishnan

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February

5 wks / bbc

Pornhub will soon be blocked for UK users — unless they take one step

5 wks / mashable

Many UK Users Soon Won't Be Able to Access Pornhub

5 wks / 404media / Samantha Cole

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French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

go - French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15

#techpolicy #social #health #government #europe #law #censorship #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy #regulation

Indian states weigh Australia-style ban on social media for children

5 wks / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

5 wks / go

French lawmakers vote to ban social media for under-15s

5 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

5 wks / techxplore

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18441 / 4 stories in 5 wks


EU investigates X for sexual AI images made by Grok

Mels Dees / techzine - The European Union has launched a formal investigation into social media platform X for possible violations of European legislation on illegal and harmful content. The investigation was prompted by public outrage after manipulated, sexually suggestive ima…


Child Safety and Legal Crackdowns

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

5 wks / wired / Maddy Varner, Manisha Krishnan

‘Among the worst we’ve seen’: report slams xAI’s Grok over child safety failures

5 wks / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan


EU Probe: Oversight of Grok AI Failures

EU investigates X for sexual AI images made by Grok

5 wks / techzine / Mels Dees

EU launches DSA probe into X over Grok AI undressing fiasco

5 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

EU Investigates X Over Alleged Failures to Curb Illegal Grok AI Content

5 wks / decrypt / Vismaya V


Nonconsensual Nudification Trends

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores

5 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

What It’s Like to Get Undressed by Grok

5 wks / rollingstone / John Gruber


All Other Stories

On Friday, a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general published an open letter to xAI demanding it “immediately take all available additional steps to protect the public … especially the women and girls who are the overwhelming target.”

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The letter comes amid an international wave of regulator attention on Grok users creating intimate deepfake images of people without their consent, as well as sexualized images of children.

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

A recent report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate estimates that during an 11-day period starting on December 29, Grok’s account on X generated around 3 million photorealistic sexualized images, including around 23,000 sexualized images of child

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The open letter from attorneys general, which cited WIRED’s reporting, said that Grok’s ability to create nonconsensual sexual imagery has been used as a “selling point” by xAI. Read more: www.wired.com/story/the-st...

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun. At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/the-s

5 wks / bsky / @whodat35.bsky.social / whodat35.bsky.social

New from @regret.bsky.social and me: 35 state and territory AGs signed a letter demanding xAI remove all nonconsensual sexual images created by Grok and arguing that the company is treating them as a "selling point." www.wired.com/story/the-st..

5 wks / bsky / @manishakrishnan.bsky.social / manishakrishnan.bsky.social

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

5 wks / bsky / @baileysam.bsky.social / baileysam.bsky.social

“Women are being asked to give up their bodies whenever they post a photo of themselves now.”

5 wks / bsky / @ultraviolet.bsky.social / ultraviolet.bsky.social

The EU has launched a new investigation into X to probe whether the Elon Musk-owned social media site properly assessed and mitigated risks stemming with its in-platform AI chatbot Grok.

5 wks / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6:21 am / permalink 18437 / 16 stories in 5 wks


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