In the wake of the US mid-term elections, which are scheduled to take place on November 8, 2022, popular short video platform TikTok is taking the necessary precautions to combat fake news and misinformation spread.
How does TikTok aim to do that?
Conversely, TikTok will be flagging content related to the elections as such, meaning that you will always know if a video you’re watching is coming from a candidate, a government official, political party, and so on. Accounts belonging to such entities will be flagged as well.
TikTok also doubles down on its commitment to never allow paid political advertising on the platform. What’s more, TikTok is partnering with accredited fact-checking organizations to ensure the accuracy of its content in more than 30 different languages. Videos that are currently undergoing the fact-checking process won’t be recommended in the For You page of each user.
