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A video released earlier this week by American social media influencer Montana Tucker calling for the release of the 100 Israeli hostages who remain in Hamas captivity has been flagged by TikTok as “sensitive content.”
“Some people may find this video to be disturbing,” a TikTok prompt reads, before offering viewers the option to skip the video before watching it.
Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman denounced TikTok’s handling of the video, saying, “Shadow banning is a reality well-known to all activists defending Israel. Now, TikTok is making it official by covering videos to prevent them from being seen. The latest dance by Montana Tucker, calling for the immediate release of the hostages, has been censored and blocked from reaching TikTok’s largest audience. By suppressing these stories, TikTok is effectively aiding efforts to silence the truth”
“Fight back — watch and share her video widely,” Roytman added.
Shadow banning is a reality well-known to all activists defending Israel. Now, @TikTok is making it official by covering videos to prevent them from being seen. The latest dance by @montanatucker, calling for the immediate release of the hostages, has been censored and blocked… pic.twitter.com/a5RLR44Cp3
— Sacha Roytman (@SachaRoytman) December 20, 2024
In the video, initiated and produced by CAM, Tucker and 35 members of the Sol Dance Academy appear as hostages in a tunnel, performing a dance delivering a resonating message of survival and resilience.
Featured in the video are three released hostages — Moran Stella Yanai, Raz Ben Ami, and Hila Rotem Shoshani — and family members of Ohad Ben Ami, Shlomo Manzur, and Yossi and Eli Sharabi, hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, more than 14 months after the October 7th massacre in southern Israel.
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Since its publication on Tucker’s social media channels on Monday, the video has gone viral, drawing the attention of millions around the world to the ongoing plight of the Israeli hostages and the urgent need to bring them home now.
This initiative underscores the power of the creative arts to educate the international community about the truth of the barbaric crimes of Hamas on October 7th and mobilize support for Israel in its fight to defend its citizens from its genocidal enemies.
This is the second dance video Tucker has created with CAM. This past June, Tucker released “We Can Dance Again,” dedicated to the memory of the 364 young men and women murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7th. The video garnered more than ten million views across various social media platforms.
