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A Minnesota Republican running for governor was banned from TikTok for spreading COVID-19 misinformation

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Scott Jensen, a Republican running for governor of Minnesota, was banned by TikTok for spreading , the company said late last week.&nbsp;Jensen on Thursday explaining that he'd been banned from using TikTok, for violating its community guidelines.&nbsp;"It's really pretty confusing, but it sure feels like being canceled," Jensen said."I've said it more than once and I'll say it again. If it can happen to me, why couldn't it happen to you?" he added.Jensen, who served one-term as state senator, said in the video he'd been using TikTok for less than a month and had gained 286,000 followers. His videos had been liked 1.2 million times and they were getting around 100,00 views every day, he said.&nbsp;A TikTok spokesperson confirmed to that Jensen had been removed for violating guidelines related to spreading misinformation about COVID-19. The company spokesperson did not say which videos violated the policy, according to the report.In his video Thursday, Jensen said he had previously appealed videos that had been removed from the platform for policy violations and said some of them had been restored. Just before he was banned, Jensen said he posted two videos that criticized the about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.—Scott Jensen (@drscottjensen) &nbsp;"I don't know what could've happened," he said.&nbsp;Jensen later told Axios he hadn't posted anything about COVID-19 within the past 24 hours and wasn't sure if previously removed posts were about the disease or about vaccines."A complaint regarding [misinformation] regarding COVID-19 is so broad I don't know how to respond," he told the outlet. "It seems like anything that goes against the conventional mainstream might be construed as misinformation."As , previously reported, Jensen, a family doctor, had grown his national presence over the last year through appearances on Fox News. The outlet noted one recent video Jensen posted to TikTok was captioned "Family doctor EXPOSES double masking craziness," while another was captioned "You are being played (by the CDC and WHO)."&nbsp;He has previously the, the Reformer noted, and he's criticized the Minnesota governor for enacting restrictions to curb the pandemic, according to the report. Last year, Minnesota regulators investigated a complaint against Jensen's medical license, though it was later dismissed, Axios noted.&nbsp;Jensen said he joined TikTok to reach out to millennials on the platform as part of his campaign. , largely due to concerns over the app's ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance, though more candidates and politicians have on the short-form video app.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Scott Jensen, a Republican running for governor of Minnesota, was banned by TikTok for spreading , the company said late last week.&nbsp;Jensen on Thursday explaining that he'd been banned from using TikTok, for violating its community guidelines.&nbsp;"It's really pretty...

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