TikTok is facing accusations of suppressing content about federal immigration enforcement and a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, just days after the platform completed its transfer to majority American ownership. Users claim their videos about the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti received unusually low views or were marked "ineligible for recommendation" by the platform's algorithm. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse and U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents during an immigration
In August 2025, Korean-born violinist John Shin was detained by ICE while on a work assignment in Colorado, despite decades of life and artistic work in Utah. His case sparked an unprecedented mobilization from Utah’s music community, exposing how aggressive immigration enforcement can abruptly disrupt the lives and livelihoods of non-citizen artists
