Summary
TikTok’s CEO has been summoned to the European Parliament following the shock victory of far-right, pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu in Romania’s presidential election.
Concerns center on alleged misuse of TikTok, including thousands of fake accounts boosting Georgescu’s campaign, despite the platform’s ban on paid political ads.
EU lawmakers demand accountability under the Digital Services Act, citing risks of radicalization and disinformation across Europe.
TikTok denies wrongdoing, highlighting its efforts to combat disinformation. Romanian officials and activists call for scrutiny of campaign financing and platform regulation ahead of the Dec. 8 runoff.
TikTok? What about Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, and Reddit?
It’s all of them, every single one. But tiktok is literally owned by a country known to interfere is elections, so it’s the most useful scapegoat. (And probably there’s some truth to it).
tiktok is literally owned by a country
Nope. While there are legitimate concerns about government overreach potentially resulting in spying, ByteDance is NOT government-owned.
known to interfere is elections
As is Russia, the US, and, more than anyone else: multinational private corporations based in the US.
the most useful scapegoat
You’re right about this part, though.
Not the EU too… they’ve been passing so many good things I’ve heard about sticking it to corporations.
