United States of America: Governor of California investigation into TikTok over alleged censorship of Trump-critical content
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
27 Jan 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Governor of California announced investigation into TikTok over alleged censorship of Trump-critical content
On 27 January 2026, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, announced an investigation into TikTok via a statement made on social media to determine if the platform is violating state law by censoring content critical of Donald Trump. This review …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government