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TikTok and Facebook approved election disinformation ads, watchdog reports

A watchdog organization reported that TikTok and Facebook approved political advertisements containing disinformation about the US presidential election, allegedly violating the platforms' own policies against election-related political advertising.

17 October 2024 · TikTok · Misinformation and synthetic media
17 October 2024

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Quick facts
Category
Misinformation and synthetic media
Country
United States
Source
News 24
Date
17 October 2024
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

According to Global Witness, TikTok and Facebook approved political advertisements containing disinformation about the US presidential election.

Reported impact

The disinformation ads appeared ahead of the US presidential vote.

Index analysis

TikTok allegedly violated its own policy prohibiting political advertisements related to elections by allowing such disinformation ads to be published.

Classification

Category
Misinformation and synthetic media
Industry
Media, social platforms and marketing
Country
United States
Harm status
Potential harm
Intent
Unknown
Timing
Post-deployment
Harm types
Public interest
Harmed
General public
Failure modes
Content moderation failure

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

News 24
TikTok laisse passer la désinformation dans les publicités politiques malgré sa propre interdiction, selon Global Witness
17 October 2024
Periódico HOY
El vigilante dice que TikTok aprobó desinformación electoral, violando su propia prohibición de anuncios políticos.
17 October 2024
LaRepublica.pe
TikTok y Facebook aprobaron publicidad con desinformación sobre elecciones en Estados Unidos, según ONG
18 October 2024
Boursier.com
Désinformation : TikTok et Facebook pointés du doigt à l'approche de l'élection américaine
18 October 2024
Le Journal de Montreal
Des pubs avec de la désinformation sur l'élection
18 October 2024
L'Echo
TikTok et Facebook auraient approuvé des pubs avec de la désinformation sur l'élection américaine
18 October 2024
RFI
TikTok y Facebook aprobaron publicidad con desinformación sobre las elecciones en EEUU, según un ONG
18 October 2024
SudOuest.fr
Présidentielle aux États-Unis : TikTok et Facebook ont approuvé des pubs avec de la désinformation, selon une ONG
18 October 2024
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