TikTok is facing accusations of election interference after a surprise win by a far-right candidate in Romania
TikTok is facing scrutiny over election interference after a little known far-right populist in Romania won the first round of a presidential election.
How a little-known far-right candidate manipulated TikTok to rise to the top in Romanian election
A far-right independent candidate called Călin Georgescu is leading the race to become Romanias next president. He took a shock lead in the first round of voting by securing 22.9% of the vote, followed by
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A Russia-supporting vaccine skeptic who praises his country’s WWII fascist leaders won a shock first-round victory in Romania’s presidential election.
Romania to recount votes as TikTok slammed for election role
Romania’s top court ordered a recount after a little-known ultranationalist candidate scored a surprise victory in Sunday’s presidential election, as a security panel said the contest was affected by a cyber operation aimed at influencing the outcome.
Romania asks EU to probe TikTok role in presidential poll
ROME, NOV 29 - TikTok could come under scrutiny by the authorities in Brussels. Romania's national media watchdog has asked the European Commission to launch an investigation into the role played by the social media platform in the presidential elections that were surprisingly won in the first round by far-right pro-Russian candidate C?
TikTok's role questioned in Romania's presidential race shake-up
Cyberattacks in Romania have aimed to influence the presidential elections, as the National Defense Council (CSAT) reported Thursday. One of the candidates received preferential treatment from the social platform TikTok.
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