TikTok Bans Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton

“Permanently banned.” “No warning.”

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton speaks in front of a blue Judicial Watch backdrop.

By Will HenneyDecember 31, 2021

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The president of anti-corruption group Judicial Watch Tom Fitton was permanently banned on TikTok.

Judicial Watch is a conservative group that focuses on exposing corruption and misconduct by government officials.

Judicial Watch revealed the ban through Instagram. According to Fitton, his account was suspended without warning.

The Instagram post read: “From Judicial Watch President @TomFitton: Well, the communists running #TikTok just “permanently banned” my account. No warning.”

Instagram post by Judicial Watch announcing TikTok banned Tom Fitton, featuring a photo of Fitton marked BANNED.

TikTok has been criticized because of its ties to the Chinese government. Its parent company ByteDance is based in Beijing and the company has been linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Critics fear that the popular social media app is used by the Chinese government to spy on the world as well as influence people through algorithms.

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