DNSC: I recommended public institutions in 2023 to ban TikTok. Social media monitoring is not part of the institution's attributions

On the other hand, the institution points out that last year, at the request of the Cyber Security Operative Council (COSC), it issued an official recommendation to public institutions to ban the TikTok application, given the considerable risks related to cyber security and data manipulation. These risks are all the more relevant in the context of influencing public opinion and decision-making processes through social networks. falls within the …

The National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) specifies, in the context of the discussions regarding the role of the Chinese company TikTok in the victory of the candidate Călin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential elections, that it recommended to public institutions...

The National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) specifies, in the context of the discussions regarding the role of the Chinese company TikTok in the victory of the candidate Călin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential elections, that it recommended public institutions, in 2023, to ban the TikTok application and that the monitoring of social media accounts and investigating the tactics and techniques of propagating posts on social netwo…

The National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) said in a statement what were its duties during the election.

The monitoring of social media accounts and the investigation of the tactics and techniques of propagating posts on social networks through the manipulation of algorithms do not fall within the attributions of our institution, stated, on Wednesday, DNSC.