Report: TikTok censoring LGBTQ phrases with hidden word filters

TikTok is using word filters to suppress comments with certain words like “gay” and “LGBTQ” without users noticing, according to research carried out by German media.

Comments featuring common drugs such as cannabis, crack, heroin, cocaine and LSD are also being suppressed on the video app, regardless of context, according research by broadcasters NDR and WDR and news service Tagesschau.

The Chinese-owned video app, which has grown rapidly to rival the likes of Instagram and YouTube thanks to a highly addictive user experience, does not make it transparent to users if and why comments do not appear, according to the journalists, whose tests were carried out in Germany.

Instead, the app is giving users the impression…

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