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[ad_1] TikTok Inc. identified a Russian disinformation network spreading war propaganda about Ukraine to more than a hundred thousand European users over the summer, the company disclosed on Thursday. The network operated in Russia, but targeted mostly people in Germany, Italy and the UK in their respective languages. About 1,700 accounts belonging to the network were able to spread anti-Ukrainian messages by masquerading as accounts created by local users. Between July and September 2022 the accounts attracted 133,564 followers, it added. It is unclear whether the network was linked to the Russian government. The revelations were disclosed in a report submitted under the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation, a voluntary commitment from online platforms to combat misinformation...

[ad_1] Election misinformation is spreading on TikTok ahead of the US midterms despite the company's policies. Election misinformation is spreading on TikTok ahead of the US midterms despite the company's policies -- and watchdogs are concerned about its effect on young voters as more Americans use the platform as a source of news.Posts spreading unfounded claims of voter fraud, falsehoods about mail-in ballots and misleading videos about different state laws have found a home on the immensely popular app. Perhaps more troubling: TikTok has approved paid political advertisements containing blatant misinformation, a practice the company said in 2019 it had banned. "Hackers can easily change the election results! Don't bother voting in the midterms," says one such ad.It was one of sever...

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TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users

TikTok a hotbed of US election misinformation, analysts say