Uyghurs living abroad say they believe China is behind the deletions.

The findings show Beijing’s attempts to sway public opinion, particularly among youth, experts say.

This report establishes that TikTok algorithms actively suppress content critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while simultaneously boosting pro-China propaganda and promoting distracting, irrelevant content.

In an interview with CNN, a TikTok executive refused multiple times to acknowledge China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, which the US State Department has labeled a genocide.