TikTok blocks searches for semaglutide, BPC-157 and TB-500
Searches return "no results found" pages, though slight spelling variations and the general term "peptides" still surface videos, The Verge reports.
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By Daniel Okafor · Regulatory Correspondent
Oct 20 16:16 ETSource: The Verge
The wire
- 01TikTok searches for semaglutide, BPC-157, TB-500 and retatrutide now return no results, though The Verge found the blocks easily circumvented by minor name variations and search suggestions.
- 02The platform has been a primary channel for influencers steering buyers to affiliated compounding pharmacies and gray-market suppliers, so reduced discoverability could shift demand toward other channels.
- 03TikTok's US owner did not immediately respond to The Verge's request for comment; no videos appear to have been removed and the reason for the change is unconfirmed.
From the source
Read at theverge.comTikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides
Certain peptides, like semaglutide and TB-500, are now subject to easily circumvented blocks in TikTok’s search.
