TikTok's new owners have come under fire from public figures and Democratic leaders who accused the platform of trying to suppress speech critical of the Trump administration.

You may have heard some TikTok users claim they're being blocked from writing the word "Epstein" in their direct messages.

The issue around the word "Epstein" comes as users experience outages and functionality problems since the popular video app was recently sold to a group of mostly U.S. investors, including Trump ally ...