EU opens investigation into TikTok over election interference

Romania is fighting back against Russia’s election interference - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Romania’s presidential election last month shocked the country and its government when Calin Georgescu, an obscure far-right candidate, secured the most votes in the first round.

EU investigating if TikTok manipulated Romanian election

Did Chinese-owned TikTok manipulate the Romanian presidential election that led to a surprising victory for a right wing candidate that earlier had shown modest support in opinion polls? The EU Commission has now entered the controversial discussion by opening a formal proceedings against TikTok on election risks under the Digital Services Act (DSA).  Right wing candidate Calin Georgescu got most votes on the first election and would have been t…

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34: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago amid a potential ban of the app if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance by January 19. TikTok has appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing the ban would cause "irreparable harm," and Trump indicted at a press conference he may overturn the ban because it would benefit Facebook, a platform that once banned him.He also claimed he “won youth by 34 points," de…

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

Far-right groups have accused Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkus of being against democracy and freedom of expression. The commission is specifically investigating whether Tiktok's recommendation system has been manipulated.