Big Tech Takes Censorship Global, Conservatives Fighting To Be Heard

TikTok abruptly stopped the live video of the Reform Party rally that was taking place in Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in England on Sunday. Reclaim the Net reports that significant speakers at the event included Ann Widdecombe and Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform Party.

An official from TikTok stated that the suspension, which lasted for approximately thirty minutes, was due to a “moderation issue.” Despite this justification, when the broadcast stopped during Widdecombe’s address, people became concerned.

“We are still making significant investments in human moderators and technological training to identify, evaluate, and delete hazardous content.”

Widdecombe stressed the Reform Party’s commitment to “common sense” governance while discussing the need for national reform and went on to criticize the country’s current governmental methods.

According to the article, Widdecombe stated, “These next four days are essential,” referring to the July 4 referendum. She went on to say that since leaving the Conservatives, she had “heard more common sense” from the people she was currently associated with.

Widdecombe allegedly accused the Conservatives of putting all of their “eggs in the Rwanda basket,” according to a second allegation. She stated that there was no valid reason why Reform UK couldn’t establish itself as the nation’s recognized opposition party.

TikTok interrupted the feed, but it was back online shortly after. “Nigel Farage has had their access to Live restored following a momentary suspension (less than 30 mins) due to a moderation error,” a social media site spokeswoman said.

“To keep TikTok secure, almost 40,000 people collaborate with technology. Dedicated teams and detection models track lives in real-time.”

“We are still making significant investments in educating both human moderators and technology to recognize, evaluate, and delete offensive content.”

Reclaim the Net claims that, despite the momentary setback, the party had previously faced internet platform repression throughout the election season. According to the article, Google only restored Reform UK’s advertising account in June following Nigel Farage’s allegations of meddling in the election.

In the past, Farage has attacked X, the platform that was once known as Twitter, saying that it hindered his messages from reaching his fans. Consequently, he demanded that Matt Brittin of Google take action against what he saw to be censorship. Google then decided to reinstate the account, which sparked concerns about Big Tech’s influence in politics.