California Governor Gavin Newsom accused TikTok on Monday of suppressing content critical of President Donald Trump as he launched a review to decide if its content moderation practices violated state law, while the platform cited a systems failure. ADVERTISEMENTByteDance said TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC would secure U.S. user data, apps and algorithms through data privacy and cybersecurity measures, in a deal praised by Trump. "Following TikTok's sale to a Trump-aligned business group, our office has received reports, and independently confirmed instances, of suppressed content critical of President Trump," Newsom's office said on X, without elaborating. Users may notice bugs, slower load times or timed-out requests when posting new content due to the impact of the outage, the joint venture added. With more than 16 million followers on his personal TikTok account, Trump credited the app with helping him win the 2024 election.

Source: The Telegraph January 27, 2026 06:16 UTC