UpScrolled was launched in June 2025 by Recursive Methods Pty Ltd.[2][3] It was founded by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian-Australian app developer who previously worked for IBM and Oracle.[3][4] UpScrolled is backed by the Tech for Palestine incubator.
This doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not being impartial.
If a side’s position is the truth, they’re going to support impartiality, because they want the truth to be spread, which supports their side.
TikTok is probably about to start moderating heavily in favour of a pro-Israel/anti-Palestine bias, just like other Western social media platforms. It’s possible that all a startup would have to do is not do this to secure funding from Palestinian investors.
My only question is whether they’ll allow progressive types on their platform long-term.
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So much for being impartial.
From what I saw they are impartial but have an enormous moderation problem. Most likely due to being overwhelmed by the influx of new users.
This doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not being impartial.
If a side’s position is the truth, they’re going to support impartiality, because they want the truth to be spread, which supports their side.
TikTok is probably about to start moderating heavily in favour of a pro-Israel/anti-Palestine bias, just like other Western social media platforms. It’s possible that all a startup would have to do is not do this to secure funding from Palestinian investors.
My only question is whether they’ll allow progressive types on their platform long-term.
I feel like every platform outside of the Fediverse is like this nowadays.