European Commission opens probe against TikTok over Romanian election
Politics,Technology,Social Media,TikTok,Romania,Eastern Europe,European Union,Russia,Threats To Democracy,Elections,Election Integrity
The European Commission announced today the opening of formal proceedings against TikTok, suspected of breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA) by not adequately mitigating risks linked to the integrity of Romania's election.
The Romanian presidential election on 24 November saw the unexpected victory in the first round of Georgescu, an independent nationalist and Eurosceptic candidate who was previously little known to the public. The election was annulled after the Constitutional Court received evidence of Russian interference in the voting process, particularly on TikTok, as provided by the country’s intelligence services.
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