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146 The controversy over TikTok and Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America,” explained

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A.W. Ohlheiser @ Vox 3 place · 11/17/2023 19:40 EDT

The controversy over TikTok and Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America,” explained

A still from a 1998 interview with Osama Bin Laden. | CNN/Getty ImagesWhy bin Laden’s 2002 letter became the latest TikTok moral panic. This week, videos featuring former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s 2002 missive “Letter to America” were posted to TikTok, leading a wide swath of politicians, families of 9/11 victims, and influencers to condemn users creating the clips — and the app itself.
The story goes like this: TikTokers are “going viral” for sharing bin Laden’s arguments, and that is renewing call

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