TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App – Decrypt

In brief

• New users briefly overwhelmed UpScrolled’s servers after pushing it into the top 10 free apps on Apple’s App Store.
• The surge followed renewed criticism of TikTok over alleged political bias, and censorship, which the company has denied.
• UpScrolled markets itself as a censorship-free alternative, though it remains untested at scale.