TikTok sorry for blocking teenager who disguised Xinjiang video as make-up tutorial
by Lily Kuo from Technology | The Guardian on (#4VSPG)
Chinese-owned video sharing platform blocked Feroza Aziz after she posted film disguised as makeup tutorial
TikTok has apologised for blocking a US teenager from the Chinese-owned video sharing platform after she posted a video highlighting Beijing's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang.
A spokesman for the platform on Thursday blamed a "human moderation error" for the removal of a video by 17-year-old Feroza Aziz disguised as a makeup tutorial to avoid being censored.
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