A think tank’s TikTok account was suspended on Tuesday after posting videos showing Hong Kong police tear-gassing protesters, according to the think tank.
The Acton Institute, which advocates for religious and individual liberty, released a documentary on April 18 chronicling the persecution of Hong Kong citizens by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and not long afterward, a video promoting the film was removed by TikTok for “violent and graphic content” before being reinstated hours later. On Tuesday, the think tank’s account was suspended from the platform with no explanation, according to Acton’s director of marketing & communications, Eric Kohn.
The documentary is called “The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle For Freedom,” and it follows the life of Jimmy Lai, an “entrepreneur, media mogul, and democratic activist,” who was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the CCP for his involvement in “pro-democracy protests.” In the promotional videos for the film, police can be seen beating and throwing tear gas at protesters calling for an end to the CCP’s control of China and Hong Kong.
The film has 1.3 million views since its release, and Kohn told the DCNF that he believed Acton’s account was suspended because TikTok and the CCP want to hide the truth.
TikTok did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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