TikTok, under intense US government scrutiny and a potential imminent sale to Microsoft, said Wednesday that it will take steps to limit misinformation and election interference on its platform.
TikTok, an app for sharing short videos, is largely known as a way for teenagers to go viral with dances and comedy — but not a typical breeding ground for disinformation campaigns. Its announcement largely follows the language of other major American social media companies like Facebook and Twitter, companies that spun up efforts to counter influence operations on their platforms after Russia exploited them during the 2016 election.
TikTok has only recently had one or two calls with DHS, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested to not be named because they were not authorized to discuss the talks. TikTok has recently been looking to get third-party help in figuring out how to address potential influence operations, said Graham Brookie, the director of the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab.
"TikTok, regardless of ownership, has a wide user base, and has naturally been reaching out to a number of the groups that work on content moderation policy," Brookie said.
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