"TikTok deleted my account. I had 1.4 million followers there, and I have been building that platform for four years, Owda said in the video filmed from Gaza. I expected that it will be restricted, like every time, not banned forever, she added. Al Jazeera sent a query to TikTok inquiring about Owda's account and is waiting for a reply."
"We have to fight with the weapons that apply to the battlefield in which we engage, and the most important ones are social media, Netanyahu, who is a war crimes suspect, said at the time. The most important purchase that is going on right now is TikTok, Netanyahu added. TikTok, number one, number one, and I hope it goes through, because it can be consequential, he said."
"Hours after Owda shared her video, an account that appeared to have the same username was still visible on TikTok with a message that said: Posts that some may find uncomfortable are unavailable. The last post visible on that account was from September 20, 2025, nearly three weeks before a ceasefire was reached in Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip."
Bisan Owda, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and AJ+ contributor from Gaza, said TikTok permanently deleted her account after four years and 1.4 million followers. Owda said she expected temporary restrictions but not a permanent ban. An account with a similar username remained visible with a notice that posts some may find uncomfortable are unavailable; the last visible post dated September 20, 2025, before a ceasefire in Gaza. Owda pointed to recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adam Presser, the new CEO of TikTok's US arm, as possible explanations. TikTok announced a US investment deal last week.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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