PresidentialElection2024/In questioning by EP lawmakers, TikTok denies foul play to sway voters to Calin Georgescu

Politics 3 December 2024 21:30

Social media company TikTok defended on Tuesday before the European Parliament its measures to combat disinformation in the first round of Romania's presidential election, denying that it favored contender Calin Georgescu, who came in first place with 22.94% of the vote, news agency EFE reports, CE Report quotes Agerpres

Speaking before the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, the company's representatives stressed that "all candidates were considered in the system without differentiating between independents and those belonging to a political party", and therefore they all faced "the same restrictions".

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PresidentialElection2024/In questioning by EP lawmakers, TikTok denies foul play to sway voters to Calin Georgescu

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