TikTok investigating why some users can’t write “Epstein” in messages

The TikTok logo is displayed outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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Officials at TikTok say they are looking into why many users have been unable to send the word “Epstein” in direct messages, an issue that garnered widespread attention on social media Monday and prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce an inquiry into the matter.

“We don’t have rules against sharing the name ‘Epstein’ in direct messages and are

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