Right after TikTok’s U.S. operations moved under Oracle and Trump‑aligned investors, users began reporting that anti‑ICE videos and politically sensitive messages wouldn’t upload while TikTok blamed a “power outage.” This article unpacks the timing, the new ownership structure, how AI moderation and Oracle’s cloud infrastructure could enable selective censorship with plausible deniability, and what the growing uninstall wave means for speech on major platforms.