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A comment on Romanian court annuls result of presidential election first round. Parent comment

Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by cbg0 on Friday December 06, 2024 @02:32PM (#42343368)
> Nothing is stopping e.g. me from buying tiktok ads in elections (domestic or foreign).

Yes, and that's a big part of the problem, which is why tiktok is also under fire in this whole situation.

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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by Saline9515 on Friday December 06, 2024 @08:27PM (#42346428)
Tik tok is one of many news sources in Romania. If a local journal decides to support a candidate after that one of its big advertiser asks them to, do we cancel the election?
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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by cbg0 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @03:38AM (#42348253)
TikTok is a social network where anyone can post any video they want, using it as a news source is very dangerous. And no, the election wouldn't be cancelled if a local journalist supported a candidate, though it's not an apples-to-apples comparison with a social network potentially messing with the algo to support a candidate and not respecting electoral law with regards to sponsored ad content.
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