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Rachael Davies, ReadWriteWeb
Tue, 09/24/2024 - 7:42am

TikTok has removed accounts associated with certain Russian state media outlets as part of its efforts to protect the video-sharing platform from misinformation during the US elections. On Monday (Sept. 23), TikTok issued a report on the ongoing work to protect the video-based social media platform during the election period, highlighting that it had removed accounts belonging to the Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik for engaging in what it called “covert influence operations.” The company offered examples such as targeting discourse around the Ukrainian conflict, political situations in Mexico, and promoting Russian policy. In a statement on its website, TikTok explained that the accounts associated with TV-Novosti and Rossiya Segodnya, the parent organizations of the RT television network and the Russian news agency Sputnik, had violated its community guidelines, in particular its ban on deceptive behavior. “Previously, these accounts were restricted in the EU and UK,” the statement explained. “Globally, under our state-affiliated media policy, their content was also ineligible for the ‘For You’ feed to limit attempts to influence foreign audiences on topics of global events and affairs, and their accounts were labeled as state-controlled media to provide important context about the source of the content. Russian state media on social media TikTok is not the only social media platform to ban certain Russian state media accounts, with Meta also making the same decision the week before.

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  • TikTok removes Russian media accounts for 'covert influence operations'
    FILE - The TikTok logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen, Oct. 14, 2022. TikTok announced on Sept. 23, 2024, that it had removed accounts of Russian state media ...
    09/24/2024 - 6:34 am | View Link
  • TikTok removes Russian state-owned media accounts for 'covert influence'
    TikTok has announced in its US Elections Integrity Hub that it has removed accounts associated with Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti, which own and run Russia state media outlets Sputnik and RT. The ...
    09/24/2024 - 2:30 am | View Link
  • TikTok Bans Russian State Media Outlets RT And Sputnik For Acts Of 'Covert Influence Operations'
    TikTok has banned accounts belonging to Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing their engagement in "covert influence operations".
    09/23/2024 - 10:47 pm | View Link
  • After Meta, TikTok Cracks Down On Russian State Media By Banning RT And Sputnik Accounts For Violating Guidelines
    TikTok has removed accounts linked to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik for violating community guidelines, on Monday.
    09/23/2024 - 9:52 pm | View Link
  • TikTok removes Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing 'covert influence operations'
    TikTok said Monday it had removed accounts belonging to Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik for engaging in what TikTok called “covert influence operations.” ...
    09/23/2024 - 12:03 pm | View Link
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