TikTok cracks down on ‘foreign influence’ after groups operating from Iran targeting UK users
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-24/tiktok-cracks-down-after-finding-iran-backed-groups-targeting-uk-users
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TikTok cracks down on ‘foreign influence’ after groups operating from Iran targeting UK users
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-24/tiktok-cracks-down-after-finding-iran-backed-groups-targeting-uk-users
Posted by ClassicFlavour
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>The Iran-based TikTok network has been removed from the social media platform after it was found to be pushing anti-Israel and pro-Iran messaging, after previously being banned for pro-Scottish independence content.
I wish they had shown examples.
Anyone using TikTok, Instagram or Facebook are no doubt being exposed to Iranian propaganda or misinformation regularly. Even before this current conflict, for years it’s something you’d very easily notice if you knew what to look out for.