(KRON) -- On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his office would be launching an investigation into TikTok amid reports that the social media platform is suppressing content critical of President Donald Trump. Newsom's announcement comes after the social media platform was acquired by a new U .S. ownership group that includes pro-Trump billionaire and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Trump-backer Michael Dell, and Revolution, a venture capital firm that once employed Vice President J.D. Vance. San Francisco Centre Mall: Photos show empty SF ghost mall days before it closed “Following TikTok’s sale to a Trump-aligned business group, our office has received reports — and independently confirmed instances — of suppressed content critical of President Trump,” Newsom’s office tweeted Monday. “California Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching an independent review of this conduct and is calling on the California Department of Justice to determine whether it violates California law.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks as he stands with first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom during an election night press conference at a California Democratic Party office Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) slammed the platform as "state-controlled media" on Monday, tweeting that a post he had made that was critical of U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) was being suppressed by the platform. "It's sitting at zero views, and I'm not the only person this is happening to," Wiener tweeted. "TikTok is dead," Wiener said in a follow-up tweet Tuesday. "Killed by the regime the corrupt kleptocrats suckling at its teat." Wiener's tweet was accompanied by screenshots of purported to be of CNN's TikTok feed before and after the U.S. takeover. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, also weighed in. “Thanks to Trump, right-wing multibillionaire Larry Ellison will now control the TikTok algorithm,” Sanders tweeted. The former presidential candidate listed off a number of media properties now controlled by the Ellison family, including TikTok, Paramount+, CBS, MTV, The Free Press, and Nickelodeon. "This is what an oligarchy looks like," Sanders added. Newsom's investigation comes amid growing calls for users to deleted the social media app. Comedian and "Hacks" star Megan Stalter encouraged her followers to delete TikTok for allegedly censoring one of her videos in which she explained why she believed "Jesus would abolish ICE." A TikTok representative told KRON4.com that the issues Monday were due to ongoing technical issues with the platform. ...read more read less