US EditionEU 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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EU investigating if TikTok manipulated Romanian election
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The EU Commission has opened an investigation against the social network for alleged violation of the law on digital services after the victory of the pro-Russian Călin Georgescu. TikTok is officially under the lens of the EU Commission. Brussels has in fact opened an investigation against the social network for...
The Union investigates the Chinese social network for interference in the Romanian vote. While Donald welcomes his CEO
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