Romania's unknown extremist candidate, Călin Georgescu, won the first round of elections all thanks to a massive TikTok campaign, raising concerns over foul play and prompting an EU investigation.View

The Romanian case puts the European Commission in a tough spot, as investigating TikTok's role in how the vote went down could be seen as interfering in national elections. Romanians are scheduled to head to the polls for a parliament election this weekend and a second round of its presidential vote on Dec. 8.

BUCHAREST - A senior official at Romania's telecoms regulator called on Wednesday for TikTok to be suspended pending an investigation into the platform's potential role in Sunday's shock far-right victory in the first round of a presidential election.

The Romanian telecom regulator's deputy head plans to suspend TikTok nationwide, pending an investigation into its involvement in the presidential election's first round. The official process begins Thursday,

The deputy head of Romania's telecoms regulator will start the official process of suspending social media platform TikTok across Romania from Thursday pending an investigation into the part it played in Sunday's first round of the presidential election,

Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu’s shock first-round win comes despite a campaign budget of zero and polling in the single digits.

In this very busy year of elections worldwide, it’s safe to say that the presidential contest in Romania didn’t garner all that much international media attention. When it did, the coverage often focused on George Simion,

Speaking at a press conference, Hyer emphasized the need for TikTok to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and ensure that the platform does not violate any European r