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California governor to probe TikTok on Trump censorship allegation

Is TikTok censoring content critical of US President Donald Trump? That's the question a new probe by Californa Governor Gavin Newsom is asking. Allegations of so-called shadowbanning have cropped up again.

January 27, 2026 at 15:43

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