TikTok's Efforts to Curb Reach of Russian Media Fall Flat
TikTok enacted a labeling system to mark content suspected of being Russian propaganda, but users seemingly don't care.
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TikTok enacted a labeling system to mark content suspected of being Russian propaganda, but users seemingly don't care.
WASHINGTON - New data is suggesting at least some U.S. adversaries are taking advantage of the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app for influence ope
New data is suggesting at least some U.S. adversaries are taking advantage of the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app for influence operations. A report Thursday by the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) finds Russia "has been using the app to push its own narrative” in its effort to undermine Western support for Ukraine. "Based on…
Report on Russian state-backed media’s growing audience on the widely popular app comes as top US officials voice renewed concern about TikTok’s use for influence operations
WASHINGTON, March 31: A year ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, TikTok started labeling accounts operated by Russian state propaganda agencies as a way to tell users they were being exposed to Kremlin disinformation.