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EU demands TikTok 'freeze and preserve data' over alleged Russian interference in Romanian elections

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Feed Name: The Record from Recorded Future News

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Date Published: 2024-12-05

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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The European Commission ordered TikTok to freeze and preserve data after declassified Romanian intelligence alleged state-sponsored interference favoring a presidential candidate, including a $381,000 unlabelled TikTok promotion, dormant inauthentic accounts, Russian cybercrime platforms selling voter credentials, and thousands of cyberattacks that damaged electoral computers; the move is tied to enforcement under the EU Digital Services Act to help investigators establish facts around systematic inauthentic activity.

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