TikTok girds for US election misinformation threat


TikTok has rolled out an “Elections Center” that will help users know how and where to vote, and feature videos intended to encourage people to think critically about online content, he added. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: 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.

The November contest that will decide who controls US Congress will generate innocently shared false information as well as deliberate attempts to mislead on the major social media networks – which have begun announcing how they will fight back.

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