Thread by @iEricKohn

UPDATE

The @ActonInstitute @tiktok_us has been partially restored.

TikTok told the @WSJopinion "the account was removed in error and is available again on platform."

But why have two of the videos been removed for violating "community guidelines?" We don't know.

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https://twitter.com/iEricKohn/status/1653764476460564480

There's no explanation here for why this video was removed."

Do people describing how determination, fearlessness, and never surrendering in the face of intimidation defining what makes them Hong Kongers violate @tiktok_us's "community standards?" 2/

There's no explanation why this video was removed.

Does describing how #JimmyLai has been arrested and persecuted and treated like a terrorist for the "crime" of practicing journalism violate @tiktok_us's "community guidelines?" 3/

Let's be honest: we know why they deleted the account.

It wasn't an "error."

It's because China doesn't want the truth being told about #JimmyLai and #HongKong.

They fear the truth. That's why the shut down Apple Daily. 4/

They fear the truth. That's why they arrested and are prosecuting #JimmyLai and others for practicing journalism when #JournalismIsNotACrime. 5/

We're glad our @tiktok_us is back. It'll be better when it's fully restored and the videos they removed for no reason are back, too.

But know this: this is the film TikTok and China don't want you to see. Stream it now at freejimmylai.com 6/6