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EU to investigate TikTok’s response to election security risks in Romania

TikTok is now subject to not one but two open Digital Services Act (DSA) investigations after the European Union announced on Tuesday that it has opened a

In the case of the electoral process in EU Member State Romania, however, the opposite appears to be true: declassified documents from multiple government agencies suggest TikTok failed to prevent fake accounts from being used to artificially boost and algorithmically amplify content promoting a pro-Russian, far right candidate in the first round of voting for the presidency. “We do not accept paid political advertisements, we proactively remove content for violating our policies on misinformation, harassment and hate speech, and continue to work with the European Commission as well as regional and national authorities to address requests and discuss concerns,” TikTok added. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues.

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