EU Probes TikTok's Election Risk

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European Union opens formal proceeding focused on election risks on TikTok .

Probe will look at TikTok ’s recommender systems and policies on political ads and paid-for political content.

Move follows a data retention order the EU sent to TikTok earlier this month as concerns swirled about election interference playing out on the video-sharing platform.

TikTok says it detected and disrupted five covert networks targeting the Romanian elections.

It also claims to have removed “ hundreds of thousands ” of fake accounts and millions ’ of fake likes and followers.

The company says it has responded to content-related requests from authorities under Romanian laws to date.

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