The role of Chinese-owned TikTok is under scrutiny following the shock victory of a far-right candidate in Romania’s election.

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A hard-right critic of Nato who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election run-off in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote.

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TikTok admitted that there was "a network that targeted the Romanian public" in September, but did not link it to a specific person or to the campaign for the presidential elections.

TikTok a admis că a existat „o reţea care targeta publicul român" în septembrie, dar nu o leagă de o persoană anume şi nici de campanie pentru alegerile prezidențiale.

„Suntem foarte vigilenţi”. Răspunsul oferit de TikTok în cazul lui Călin Georgescu

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"We are very vigilant." The answer provided by TikTok in the case of Călin Georgescu

The radical right candidate, Călin Georgescu, took the lead in the first round of elections last Sunday. He will play the second round with a Liberal on the 8th. Social Democratic prime minister, who was the favorite, was removed from the race

O candidato da direita radical, Călin Georgescu, ficou à frente na primeira volta das eleições, domingo passado. Disputa a segunda volta com uma liberal no próximo dia 8. Primeiro-ministro social-democrata, que era o favorito, foi afastado da corrida

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Here are the official final results of the first round of the Romanian presidential election, which brought a big surprise - The currently reigning prime minister has resigned from the leadership of his party.

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The National Audiovisual Council (CNA) is asking the European Commission to investigate TikTok, following the surprise result of the first round of the presidential election, when Calin Georgescu obtained the largest number of votes with the help of a campaign made “with zero budget”, as the candidate claims, exclusively on this platform. CNA requests, under the Digital Services Regulation, a detailed assessment of the democratic risks related t…

Consiliul Național al Audiovizualului (CNA) cere Comisiei Europene să investigheze TikTok, în urma rezultatului-surpriză din primul tur al alegerilor prezidenţiale, când Călin Georgescu a obţinut cel mai mare număr de voturi cu ajutorul unei campanii făcute "cu buget zero", după cum susţine candidatul, exclusiv pe această platformă. CNA solicită, în temeiul Regulamentului privind serviciile digitale, o evaluare detaliată a riscurilor democratice…

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The Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) sent notices to TikTok reporting various irregularities related to the illegally distributed content and requested it to take the necessary measures to carry out the electoral campaign in Romania under legal conditions, but the representatives of the platform did not act quickly at the request of the Romanian authority, sent, on Tuesday, the National Authority for Administration and Regulation in Communica…

Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă (AEP) a transmis notificări către TikTok semnalând diverse nereguli legate de conţinutul ilegal distribuit şi a solicitat acesteia luarea măsurilor necesare pentru desfăşurarea în condiţii legale a campaniei electorale din România, însă reprezentanţii platformei nu au acţionat cu celeritate la solicitarea autorităţii române, a transmis, marţi, Autoritatea Naţională pentru Administrare şi Reglementare în Comunica…

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"Other candidates also had a presence on TikTok, so it is inaccurate to say that Georgescu was the only one who had the ability to reach his audience through our platform", defended the social media platform...

„Și alţi candidaţi au avut o prezenţă pe TikTok, aşa că e inexact să spunem că Georgescu a fost singurul care a avut abilitatea să-şi atingă publicul prin platforma noastră”, s-a apărat platforma de social…

Ce spune TikTok când este întrebat de Călin Georgescu. Platforma dezvăluie că „a demontat o reţea care targeta audienţa în limba română”, dar spune că nu are dovezi cine se află în spate - HotNews.ro

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What TikTok says when asked by Călin Georgescu. The platform reveals that it "dismantled a network that targeted the audience in Romanian", but says that it has no evidence of who is behind it - HotNews.ro

The first round of presidential elections took place in Romania on November 24. Its result is a huge surprise. The candidate who some polls gave only 5 percent support advanced to the second round.

W Rumunii odbyła się 24 listopada I tura wyborów prezydenckich. Jej wynik jest ogromnym zaskoczeniem. Do II tury wszedł kandydat, któremu niektóre sondaże dawały zaledwie 5 proc. poparcia.

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TikTok was widely used by the frontrunner in the Romanian presidential election last week.

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EU and NATO critic Calin Georgescu came in first place.

Az EU- és NATO-kritikus Calin Georgescu futott be az első helyen.

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