EU opens investigation into TikTok over election interference
- The European Union has opened a formal investigation into TikTok for "serious indications" of foreign interference in the recent Romanian presidential election.
- EU regulators will assess if TikTok's advertising policies and content recommendation systems breach the Digital Services Act.
- Romanian intelligence reported that Russia identified Romania as an enemy state, despite Moscow's denial of interference.
- The investigation will focus on risks related to "coordinated inauthentic manipulation or automated exploitation" on TikTok.
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