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TikTok, Romania and european commission

Reuters on MSN · 2h

Romanian watchdog calls for TikTok suspension over election fears

By Luiza Ilie and Mara Vilcu BUCHAREST (Reuters) -A senior official at Romania's telecoms regulator called on Wednesday for TikTok to be suspended pending an investigation into the platform's potential role in Sunday's shock far-right victory in the first round of a presidential election.

The Financial Times · 4h

EU threatens TikTok with probe over role in Romanian elections

Bucharest lodges complaint after far-right candidate who went viral on Chinese platform topped presidential vote

Euronews on MSN · 8h

Romanian authorities ask EU Commission to investigate TikTok role in election

Romania's National Audiovisual Council has asked the Commission to open a formal probe into the role of video sharing platform TikTok in the Romanian presidential elections, a spokesperson for the EU executive told Euronews.

Romanian telecoms regulator calls for TikTok suspension pending election probe

The deputy head of Romania's telecoms regulator will start the official process of suspending social media platform TikTok across Romania from Thursday pending an investigation into the part it played in Sunday's first round of the presidential election,

Romania, NATO

U.S. News & World Report · 10h

Romanian Far-Right Presidential Candidate Says He Does Not Want to Leave NATO

Council Vice President Valentin-Alexandru Jucan said it believed the platform's algorithms had amplified material favourable to a single candidate and that it had lacked transparency about who was sponsoring election content. Neither TikTok nor the European Commission responded to requests for comment.

Romanian PM, hard-right candidate in tie after first presidential election round

Ballots from the Romanian diaspora, which are not included in the main tally, showed a center-right politician in first place.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

In election shock, Romanian far-right NATO critic set to contest presidential runoff

A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a center-right opposition leader in a presidential election runoff in Romania that could undermine its pro-Western stance after a shock outcome in the first-round vote.

2don MSN

Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff

Electoral data shows that a far-right populist has taken the lead in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face ...

Romanian ambassador highlights strong ties with Iraq

Romania has maintained strong diplomatic ties with Iraq since establishing relations in the 1950s, Romanian Ambassador to ...

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Romania officials to meet over 'cyber risks' to elections

Romanian officials will meet Thursday to discuss possible cyber threats to its elections after a far-right pro-Russian ...

Far right pro-Russian independent wins Romanian election first round in big upset

A far-right pro-Russian independent candidate has caused a huge upset after winning the first round of the Romanian ...

El País in English1d

Călin Georgescu, the Putin admirer and TikTok sensation reshaping Romanian politics

The European Union’s sixth most populous country is grappling with a pressing question: how did an unknown far-right leader, ...

An Orban-like Rightist, a Populist, Anti-Ukraine Independent, Emerges as a Contender in Romania’s Heated Presidential Election

Bucharest is not a capital that generates many headlines, but the rest of Europe is registering alarm as a little-known, ...

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