Andrew Tate permanently banned from TikTok for breaking content rules Dexerto

Controversial content creator and former kickboxer Andrew Tate has been permanently banned from TikTok, the platform that has greatly helped him grow his online celebrity in the past six months.

Formerly known as a kickboxer and contestant on the reality show Big Brother, Andrew Tate shot to internet infamy in 2022, with TikTok a big component of his growth.

In addition to his own account, many clips from his podcast and other appearances would go viral on the app, with TikTok’s algorithm often recommending more and more of his content if he watched a couple of videos.

But, on August 22, TikTok banned Tate’s content permanently. This follows his ban from the Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook just a few days earlier.

Why did TikTok ban Andrew Tate?

in a statement to the Washington PostTikTok said Andrew Tate’s account was removed for violating rules on “content that attacks, threatens, incites violence, or dehumanizes an individual or group.”

Videos with the Andrew Tate hashtag were viewed more than 13 billion times on TikTok. tiktok said the independent which is also working to remove clips of Tate’s content posted to the app by other users.

“Misogyny is a hateful ideology that is not tolerated on TikTok. We have been removing infringing videos and accounts for weeks, and welcome the news that other platforms are also taking action against this individual.”

The Andrew Tate hashtag is still visible on TikTok at the time of this writing, but it will presumably be removed in a similar way that other controversial or dangerous hashtags have been removed.

The Tate’s Hustler’s University program was also closed.