Social media accounts belonging to Russian state media outlets have been removed from TikTok for allegedly “engaging in covert influence operations” ahead of the United States election in November.
Accounts associated with Rossiya Segodnya, the owner of Sputnik, and TV-Novosti, the owner of RT, have been affected.
TikTok announced the accounts had violated the platform’s community guidelines in a Sept. 23 update.
“Our team is … working tirelessly to protect TikTok and stay ahead of evolving threats,” the social media platform said. “We do this by enforcing robust policies aimed at preventing the spread of misinformation, elevating reliable election information, and collaborating with internal and external experts who help us evaluate and improve our approach on an ongoing basis.”…