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EU puts TikTok on watch over election security
The European Commission has responded to widespread concerns swirling around the impact of TikTok on elections in Romania by announcing it's stepping up
The European Commission has responded to widespread concerns swirling around the impact of TikTok on elections in Romania by announcing it’s stepping up monitoring of the platform’s compliance with the bloc’s online governance framework, the Digital Services Act(DSA). Following the declassification of official documents from multiple government agencies in recent days, the social media platform has been accused of failing to prevent fake accounts from being used to artificially boost and algorithmically amplify Georgescu’s content, as the Washington Post reports. On Tuesday, lawmakers in the European Parliament grilled the platform’s global head of product, authenticity and transparency, Brie Pegum, and its top EU lobbyist Caroline Greer, regarding its role in the Romanian election.
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