"Former TikTok employees tell us they felt pressured to suppress politically/culturally sensitive videos to satisfy Chinese owners."

Inside TikTok: A culture clash where U.S. views about censorship often were overridden by the Chinese bosses - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/05/inside-tiktok-culture-clash-where-us-views-about-censorship-often-were-overridden-by-chinese-bosses/