Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- Amid growing concerns over the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices, Emmy Award-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda's TikTok account has been permanently banned by the social media platform.

Owda announced the ban in a video posted on Instagram and X on Wednesday, January 28. "TikTok deleted my account. I had 1.4 million followers there, and I have been building that platform for four years," she said in the video, filmed from Gaza.

The young Palestinian lifestyle influencer-turned-journalist is widely known for her daily videos from Gaza, often beginning with the line, "It's Bisan from Gaza,and I'm still alive."

"I expected that it would be restricted, like every time, not banned forever. Posts that some may...