TikTok LGBTQ hashtags shadowbanned in Bosnia, Jordan, Russia

LGBTQ hashtags were 'shadow-banned' on TikTok in Bosnia, Jordan, and Russia, according to a report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) think-tank.

Shadow banning involves limiting the discovery of content without communicating that a specific hashtag is on a ban list. 

According to TikTok, some hashtags were restricted to comply with local laws, others were limited as they were often used to discover pornographic content, whilst some English and Arabic phrases were banned by mistake.