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TikTok to open in-app Election Centers for EU users to tackle disinformation risks
TikTok will launch localized election resources in its app to reach users in each of the European Union's 27 Member States next month and direct them TikTok will launch localized election resources in its app to reach users in each of the European Union's 27 Member States next month and direct them towards "trusted information", as part of its preparations to tackle disinformation risks related to regional elections this year.
The blog post also discusses what it’s doing in relation to targeted risks that take the form of influence operations seeking to use its tools to covertly deceive and manipulate opinions in a bid to skew elections — i.e. such as by setting up networks of fake accounts and using them to spread and boost inauthentic content. We’ve reached out to the company with a series of questions seeking more detail about the steps it’s taking to prepare for European elections, including asking where in the EU its efforts are being focused and any ongoing gaps (such as in language, fact-checking and media literacy coverage), and we’ll update this post with any response. In light of today’s announcements, TikTok looks to be stepping up its approach to regional information-based and election security risks to try to make it more comprehensive — which may address one common Commission complaint — although the continued lack of fact-checking resources covering all the EU’s official languages is notable.
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