US EditionPoland urges Brussels to probe TikTok over AI-generated content
AI-generated TikTok videos promoting Polexit reached 200,000 impressions and targeted young women, prompting Poland to seek an EU investigation and improved AI regulation.
- On Dec 30, Poland asked the European Commission to investigate TikTok after it hosted AI-generated content urging Polexit, with Dariusz Standerski warning the content threatens public order and democratic integrity.
- AI-Generated videos featuring fabricated young women promoted Polexit across Polish-language social media, and the TikTok account rebranded as Prawilne_Polki on 13 December after being established in May 2023.
- Targeting young audiences, the content gained rapid engagement as Prawilne_Polki generated 200,000 impressions and nearly 20,000 likes within two weeks, targeting young people aged 15 to 25 and young women, while Aleksandra Wójtowicz noted some videos showed clear AI artifacts.
- The account was blocked after reports from organisations and individual users, though experts warned of a `Hydra effect` that may regenerate similar channels, and Radek Karbowski argued the incident shows the need for stronger AI regulation.
- Polls show about one quarter of Poles back Polexit, with TikTok being a primary info source for 18–25-year-olds, as EU acts against foreign influence and Russia denies interference.
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Poland urges Brussels to probe TikTok over AI-generated content
Poland has asked the European Commission to investigate TikTok after the social media platform hosted artificial intelligence-generated content including calls for Poland to withdraw from the EU, it said on Tuesday, adding that the content was almost certainly Russian disinformation.
Poland urges EU to probe TikTok over suspected Russian AI-generated content
Poland has asked the European Commission to investigate TikTok after the social media platform hosted AI-generated content including calls for Poland to withdraw from the EU, it said on Tuesday, adding that the content was almost certainly Russian disinformation. “The disclosed content poses a threat to public order, information security, and the integrity of democratic processes in Poland and across the European Union,” Deputy Digitalisation …
AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinformation and propaganda in Poland persist.
Poland calls on the EU Commission to open proceedings against TikTok (Symbolic image - AI-generated) Upday Stock Images Poland has called on the EU Commission to open proceedings against the social media platform TikTok. The accusation: The company, owned by the Chinese corporation ByteDance, failed to delete AI-generated disinformation content, allegedly originating in Russia, that called for Poland to leave the European Union. The government i…
Poland's Deputy Minister of Digitalization Demands European Commission to Investigate TikTok Over Artificial Intelligence Videos
AI-generated videos showing young and attractive women promote Poland’s EU exit
AI-generated videos promoting Poland’s exit from the European Union have appeared on Polish-language social media, featuring non-existent, attractive young women advocating for “Polexit”. One TikTok account called “Prawilne Polki” published content showing women dressed in T-shirts bearing Polish flags and patriotic symbols, European analytics collective Res Futura said. The content targeted audiences aged 15 to 25. The videos featured statement…
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