{"id":11542,"date":"2023-11-17T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/tiktok-is-aggressively-removing-videos-promoting-an-osama-bin-laden-manifesto\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:35:00","slug":"tiktok-is-aggressively-removing-videos-promoting-an-osama-bin-laden-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/tiktok-is-aggressively-removing-videos-promoting-an-osama-bin-laden-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok is \u2018aggressively removing\u2019 videos promoting an Osama bin Laden manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TikTok is taking action against content promoting the manifesto Osama bin Laden wrote discussing his supposed motivations for the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), TikTok says it\u2019s \u201cproactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dozens of videos about the manifesto, titled \u201cLetter to America,\u201d have surfaced on TikTok over the past several days, with CNN reporting the topic amassed \u201cat least\u201d 14 million views by Thursday. Originally published in 2002, the manifesto criticizes the US government\u2019s presence in the Middle East and support of Israel. However, some creators are now trying to apply that criticism to the US government\u2019s response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One video, which has since been removed from TikTok, had a text overlay saying \u201ctrying to go back to life as normal after reading Osama Bin Laden\u2019s \u2018Letter to America\u2019 and realizing everything we learned about the Middle East, 9\/11, and \u2018terrorism\u2019 was a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TikTok no longer shows any results when you attempt to search for \u201cLetter to America,\u201d and the Guardian<\/em>, which published a translated version of the letter in 2002, took it down on Wednesday after it began circulating on the platform. When it was first published, the Guardian <\/em>said the letter was circulated among \u201cBritish Islamic extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cContent promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism,\u201d TikTok writes on X. \u201cThis is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media.\u201d TikTok adds the number of videos posted on the topic is \u201csmall and reports of it trending on our platform are inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier this week, TikTok pushed back on claims it was lenient on pro-Palestinian content, claiming both Instagram and Facebook also had more posts tagged with #FreePalestine than #standwithIsrael. The platform says it also doesn\u2019t allow \u201cinaccurate, misleading, or false content that may cause significant harm to individuals or society, regardless of intent.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Israel-Hamas war has been a huge test for TikTok, and the platform will only continue to face pressure to strictly moderate its content, especially since nearly one-third of young adults use TikTok to get their news.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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