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TikTok Under Scrutiny by EU During Romanian Elections
December 7, 2024
EU Commission Intensifies Monitoring of TikTok During Romanian Elections Amidst Concerns of Foreign Interference As the Romanian elections unfold, the European Commission has ramped up its scrutiny of TikTok, invoking the Digital Services Act (DSA) to address potential threats to electoral integrity. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to ensure that social media platforms uphold their responsibilities in safeguarding democratic processes. The Commission has issued a retention order to TikTok, mandating the platform to freeze
What are the facts?
Perspective
- Twenty fines will be issued as part of the police inquiry into Downing Street parties that broke Covid rules.
- Met police will not be saying who is fined or which events the fixed penalty notices relate to.
- Downing Street has said before that it would confirm if the prime minister was facing a fine.
- Fixed penalty notices are a sanction for breaking the law, and mean a fine, which needs to be paid within 28 days, or contested.
- The fines mean the PM misled the House of Commons in December – not known if he did it intentionally or not.
Boris 'proven' liar
The Guardian says the Shadow Minister said the fines prove PM is a liar - and the paper agrees with the minister.
No 10 'refuses' to say if PM will quit
The Independent claims No 10 is refusing to say if Boris will quit if he is fined - No 10 have confirmed they will make it punlic knowlegde if the PM is fined.
PM doesn't know if he'll be amongst first fined
The Times headline is rather misleading - as it implies the PM will be amongst those fined eventually even if he's not in the first 20 people to be fined.
PM 'not among' those fined
The Sun claims the PM isn't among those being fined today - the paper says Downing Street today confirmed the PM has not been given a fixed penalty notice.
Daily Express -Yes PM, we all want to draw a line under partygate
Daily Express -Yes PM, we all want to draw a line under partygate
The Sun - Cops probe partygate - ello, ello, ello Bojo
The Sun - Cops probe partygate - ello, ello, ello Bojo The Sun - Cops probe partygate - ello, ello, ello Bojo
Daily Express - Enough Boris! You must end ‘partygate’ farce now
Daily Express - Enough Boris! You must end ‘partygate’ farce now
No 10 Partygate & 72% of Brits want Prince Andrew stripped of title
No 10 Partygate & 72% of Brits want Prince Andrew stripped of title
