TikTok removed the hashtag #lettertoamerica from its search function after videos about Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America” went viral on the platform and were reuploaded to X.
The letter sparked a debate on social media about the validity and morality of bin Laden's letter, with some expressing sympathy while others condemning or mocking it.
Some social media users suggested that the al Qaeda founder's documentary offers an alternative view of America's involvement in conflicts in the Middle East,