The European Union has taken action in response to intelligence files from Romania suggesting that TikTok may have been used to coordinate influencers in a campaign to promote a surprise front-runner in the nation's presidential election. The EU has sent an urgent request to TikTok for more information on the matter.
According to declassified files, a pro-Russia campaign allegedly utilized the messaging app Telegram to recruit thousands of TikTok users to support the candidate, Calin Georgescu. It remains unclear whether Georgescu was aware of or involved in the alleged campaign.
