US EditionPoland urges Brussels to probe TikTok over AI-generated content
Poland urges EU to probe TikTok for AI-driven videos pushing Polexit, citing 200,000 impressions and potential Digital Services Act breaches.
- 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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The Polish government has already spoken out after TikTok was flooded with artificial intelligence-generated videos promoting Poland's exit from the EU in December. In the now-deleted recordings, young girls wearing national symbols talked about the benefits of leaving. The videos were published by the TikTok account Prawilne_Polki (true Polish women). The channel, which was created in May 2023 and previously posted entertainment content, was tr…
In Poland, the alarm bells shrill: the country accuses the social media platform TikTok of taking too little action against Russian disinformation. The EU Commission should therefore initiate a procedure. Content created with artificial intelligence (AI) made the round, in which Poland's withdrawal from the EU is demanded, the government in Warsaw announced on Tuesday. "The disclosed content represents a threat to public order, information secur…
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 has asked the European Commission to investigate the activities of TikTok after the appearance on it of artificial intelligence content calling for the country to leave the EU.
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.
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