Why was Savannah Edwards banned from TikTok? Political creator unbanned from platform TikTok: @thisissavvyPolitical TikToker Savannah Edwards hit the headlines this week (July 4) as her account was inexplicably banned. Fans speculated the reason for her \u201csilencing\u201d on Twitter, but who exactly is Savannah Edwards, and why have her comments drawn so much controversy? Savannah Edwards is no stranger to scandal. Her politically-driven TikToks have earned her guest spots on Fox News, MSN and Newsweek. Her account, @thisissavvy, became infamous for sparking debate among different communities. In one video, Savannah challenges a young girl who jokingly tells her followers to get over the events of September 11. \u201cStop using an event you never experienced as a crutch,\u201d she said. While speaking on generational trauma, she explained \u201cit\u2019s not oppression when you shackle your own feet.\u201d Savannah also slammed My Name Is Earl star Alyssa Milano for her stance on Black Lives Matter. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be a white supremacist,\u201d she said. \u201cYou can do better.\u201d Why was Savannah banned from TikTok? While there\u2019s no definitive answer from TikTok themselves, fans have come together to speculate the actual cause. \u201cSocial media doesn\u2019t like truth (sic) messages that are intelligent,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t fit the stereotype TikTok wants to sell,\u201d said another. Some fans even sent emails to TikTok in protest. \u201cEmailed TikTok on behalf,\u201d one fan claimed. \u201cIt\u2019ll probably be for (nothing), but worth a shot.\u201d Savannah herself threw out some theories. \u201cTikTok didn\u2019t ban me,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s something in the design\u2026 it was a bunch of petty people (mass-reporting) that had nothing better to do.\u201d She claimed she feels targeted by those who disagree with her. \u201cThis is the ultimate form of bullying,\u201d she exclaimed. On July 5, her account was officially reinstated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why was Savannah Edwards banned from TikTok? Political creator unbanned from platform TikTok: @thisissavvyPolitical TikToker Savannah Edwards hit the headlines this week (July 4) as her account was inexplicably banned. Fans speculated the reason for her \u201csilencing\u201d on Twitter, but who exactly is Savannah Edwards, and why have her comments drawn so much controversy? Savannah […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64633\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}