Alexandra S. Levine
@alexlevine.bsky.social
Tech reporter at Forbes covering social media; past Politico + NYT
New: Forbes found the below vocabulary lists in ByteDance's "sensitive words" tool that is run by staff in China and dictates what users can and cannot see on its platforms.
50+ lists in this tool have “TikTok” or "US" in their names. TikTok denied these ones had ever applied to TikTok:
50+ lists in this tool have “TikTok” or "US" in their names. TikTok denied these ones had ever applied to TikTok:
May 1, 2023 at 2:14 PM
New: Forbes found the below vocabulary lists in ByteDance's "sensitive words" tool that is run by staff in China and dictates what users can and cannot see on its platforms.
50+ lists in this tool have “TikTok” or "US" in their names. TikTok denied these ones had ever applied to TikTok:
50+ lists in this tool have “TikTok” or "US" in their names. TikTok denied these ones had ever applied to TikTok: