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EU steps up monitoring of TikTok ahead of Romania vote

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European Commission steps up monitoring of video-sharing app TikTok after receiving information about possible Russian interference in Romania 's presidential election.

Authorities in Bucharest have alleged Russian meddling and "preferential treatment" by TikTok of the far-right candidate Calin Georgescu .

The Commission says TikTok should "freeze and preserve" data related to the "actual or foreseeable systemic risks its service could pose on electoral processes and civic discourse in the EU " TikTok denies the claim.

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