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TikTok promises to step up the fight against disinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war

  • February 9, 2023
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The Chinese company TikTok has promised to increase the number of security features and expand fact-checking measures to combat disinformation on the social network, especially about the Russia-Ukraine

The Chinese company TikTok has promised to increase the number of security features and expand fact-checking measures to combat disinformation on the social network, especially about the Russia-Ukraine war.

As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by Reuters.

“While we are proud to provide this level of detail (of our plans – ed.), we understand for the first time that we still have a lot of work ahead of us. “We will be investing in a number of initiatives in the coming months,” said Caroline Greer, the company’s director of public policy and government relations.

TikTok will soon increase the number of “state-controlled media” hashtags on the social network, increase countermeasures against disinformation related to the Russia-Ukraine war, and expand its verification program in Europe.

In addition, Tik Tok plans to strengthen the fight against disinformation in its advertising policy.

In the last six months, the company has been criticized by politicians for the coronavirus pandemic, the Holocaust, the Russia-Ukraine war, etc. He said that 191 unauthorized advertisement posts were deleted about him.

According to the news of Ukrinform, on June 18 last year, US Republican Party senators applied to Zi Chu, the manager of TikTok Show, regarding the Russian propaganda in the application.

Source: Ukrinform

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