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TikTok blocks searches for popular peptides

Original: TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides Trying to pull up information for certain peptides on TikTok

Searches on TikTok for peptides such as semaglutide, BPC-157 and retatrutide are returning a "no results found" page, prompting claims that the platform is censoring information about the compounds. Peptides like these are widely discussed for weight loss and recovery uses, and many are sold in a regulatory grey zone, so the move has sparked debate about platform moderation, access to health information and whether popular peptide searches are being deliberately suppressed.

Why now: Users are searching for information on trendy weight-loss and recovery peptides and are finding those searches blocked, raising censorship concerns.

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• TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides Trying to pull up information for certain peptides on TikTok is now returning a "no results found" page when searching for terms like semaglutide, BPC-157, retratutide, and others. That hasn't entirely erased… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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