TikTok made changes ahead of Romanian election re-run, says Virkkunen

TikTok has made internal changes in an attempt to protect Romania's presidential election in May from foreign interference, said European Technology Commissioner Henna Virkkuen. Article The European Union announces that TikTok has made internal changes before the resumption of elections in Romania appears for the first time on Romania TV.

European Union officials on Monday welcomed recent changes made by TikTok to improve content moderation ahead of Romania’s presidential election in May. The platform, which has previously been criticized for failing to limit foreign interference, has since stepped up its efforts to prevent disinformation, according to European Commissioner for Technology Sovereignty Henna Virkkunen.

TikTok made changes ahead of Romanian election re-run, says Virkkunen

The European Commission started an investigation into TikTok last December following reports about voter influence through social media.

Romania election: EC tech chief lauds TikTok’s tighter grip over ‘foreign interference’

European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Technology Henna Virkkunen has expressed support for TikTok’s newly introduced measures aimed at preventing…

European Union officials say the new measures implemented by TikTok to improve content moderation are a first step in ensuring the fairness of the presidential elections to be held in Romania in May.

Mediafax The European official's announcement comes as the European Commission launched an investigation into TikTok last December, following reports of voter influence via social media in favor of Călin Georgescu, writes Euronews. Virkkunen says the improvements made by TikTok "include better detection and labeling of political accounts and more Romanian-language experts, as well as 120 additional experts for the Romanian elections working grou…