They censor or demote lots of things considered inappropriate or illegal in the USA - from child grooming to explosives making instructions to content on polygamy to pornography.

They're well within their rights to do this, and lots of the user base thinks it's a good idea. But it would be nice if alternative platforms with alternative userbases were granted the same.

TikTok simply bans all politics, regardless of the side. Whether you like it or not, it does not seem very hypocritical to me.