Yes, china does monitor and censor tiktok.

[Resnic]

I know a lot of people tried to claim that tiktok in America isn't Chinese spyware and a censorship tool intended to be a spy and propaganda tool against Americans. I don't know if they just are Chinese bots, contrarians because a long time ago trump warned against tiktok, or if they are just moronic hand waving fools.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-collected-u-s-users-views-on-gun-control-abortion-and-religion-u-s-says-4fcf19f6?mod=mhp

Well they indeed do monitor Americans usage on the platform and china does censor what shows up in Americans tiktok feeds.

Then again tiktok, Facebook, Instagram or whatever, I feel all social media has degraded western society and degraded people's, especially younger people's, mind beyond what most realize. The internet has been both a blessing and a curse, especially social media.

EDIT: I forgot most may not be able to read the whole article, wsj only allows full views so often. I'll try and find another link here in a bit

 

[pknopp]

You know who else can't be trusted? The U.S. Justice system that came up with the accusation.

 

[Burgermeister]

Of course they do. Whatever you suspect China of doing, they are probably doing. More disturbing is that our own CIA has been making/steering domestic "news"/propaganda right here in the US since the 50s. Operation Mockingbird.