‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Deletes TikTok After Claiming New U.S. Ownership Is Blocking Videos About ICE; Platform Says Disruption Is Due to Power Outage
“Hacks” breakout Meg Stalter has deleted her TikTok account after claiming that the app’s new ownership is censoring videos criticizing ICE. However, the platform has pointed to a power outage at a U.S. data center that has delayed the posting of new content.
The comedian, who had over 278,000 followers on the app, posted on Instagram Sunday night that she would be deleting her account because TikTok “is under new ownership and we are being completely censored and monitored.” Stalter claimed that she is “unable to upload anything” about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which she signified with an ice cube emoji, “even after I tried to trick the page by making it look like a comedy video.”
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