TikTok becomes vital weapon in Palestinians digital war As Twitter and Facebook suspended accounts supporting the Palestinian cause in the recent escalation, Palestinians turned to TikTok to mobilize international sympathy and fight the Israeli narrative. A young Palestinian man takes a selfie in front of his destroyed house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip after it was hit by Israeli airstrikes, on May 26, 2021. - SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images
June 1, 2021
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Millions of Palestinians and supporters of the Palestinian cause have posted videos with the hashtag #Free Palestine on TikTok. The app, which is usually used for entertainment, promotes content based on geography.