TikTok has removed accounts on the platform linked to Russian media groups for engaging in what it calls “covert influence operations” ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. The video-streaming platform announced Monday it had removed accounts associated with parent companies Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti for violating its community guidelines. TikTok did not list which specific…

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TikTok has removed accounts associated with Russian state media for engaging in “covert influence operations” on the social media platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election

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TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called “covert influence” on the upcoming US presidential election, in violation of its guidelines.

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TikTok has removed accounts linked to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik for violating community guidelines, on Monday.

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TikTok has said it’s removed accounts associated with Russian state media for “engaging in covert influence operations”. It’s part of the site’s efforts to prevent disinformation in the run up to November’s US presidential election. Accounts affected are those from media group Rossiya Segodnya, which owns the RIA Novosti and Sputnik news services; and TV-Novosti, […]

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Social media accounts belonging to Russian state media outlets have been removed from TikTok for allegedly “engaging in covert influence operations” ahead of the United States election in November.
Accounts associated with Rossiya Segodnya, the owner of Sputnik, and TV-Novosti, the owner of RT, have been affected.
TikTok announced the accounts had violated the platform’s community guidelines in a Sept. 23 update.
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TikTok removes Russian media accounts for 'covert influence operations'

TikTok said Monday it had removed accounts belonging to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik for engaging in what TikTok called “covert influence operations.”

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TikTok removes Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing 'covert influence operations'

TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called “covert influence” on the upcoming U.S. presidential election, in violation of its guidelines.

TikTok removes accounts linked to Russian media groups for ‘engaging in covert influence operations’

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