It seems that TikTok has taken sides in the Israel-Hamas War, if a recent report is to be believed. The Chinese-owned video-sharing site is becoming the subject of yet another controversy after it was revealed that it refused to allow Israeli content on its platform.
Weeks after the war began on October 7 when Hamas murdered and kidnapped Israeli civilians, an Israeli group sought to post content about the victims on TikTok but was rebuffed.
With assistance from marketing and advertising professionals, the newly created Hostages and Missing Persons Forum in Israel turned to powerful social media platforms used by billions of people worldwide and asked to place paid advertisements to raise awareness of their plight.
Mostly short video clips depicting the lives of ordinary civilians and children held captive by a U.S.-designated terror organization, multiple ads were placed on Meta…