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Social media companies are offering few specifics as they share their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter are generally staying the course from the 2020 voting season, which was marred by conspiracies and culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Video app TikTok, which has soared…

As part of its efforts to fortify its platform against false information in advance of the US midterm elections in 2022, TikTok is enforcing its restriction on influencers publishing paid political content. Although TikTok does not permit political commercials, Eric Han, head of US safety at TikTok, said in a statement on Wednesday that the 2020 election presents the problem of explicitly educating influencers on the regulations surrounding paid content. The business will take down any paid poli...

TikTok aims to stay ahead of fake news concerning the November 8 midterm elections in the US.

TikTok on Aug 17 rolled out its battle plan against the deluge of misinformation expected to accompany the upcoming US midterm elections, a problem tech firms largely decide themselves how to handle.

New TikTok feature allows users to access state-by-state election information, including details on how to register to vote, how to vote by mail, how to find polling place

TikTok will work to prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the short-form video app, as part of its preparation for the U.S.

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - TikTok will work to prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the short-form video app, as part of i...

TikTok has grown into one of the fastest-growing social networks in the world — and with the 2022 midterm election cycle heating up, the app is now preparing to take on the maddening problem of election misinformation.

TikTok is the latest social platform to preview its strategy for fighting election misinformation ahead of the November midterms..

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter are generally staying the course from the 2020 voting season, which was marred by conspiracies and culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Video app TikTok, which has soared in popularity since the last election cycle, announced Wednesday it is launching an election center.