Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers
DSA denials Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren’t providing data they’re legally required to. His posts, espousing hard-line views on immigration and anti-Semitic tropes, were viewed 120 million times before the vote. Georgescu, who had previously been polling in the single digits, stunned observers by winning the election’s first round with 23 percent of the vote.
- ▪DSA denials Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren’t providing data they’re legally required to.
- ▪His posts, espousing hard-line views on immigration and anti-Semitic tropes, were viewed 120 million times before the vote.
- ▪Georgescu, who had previously been polling in the single digits, stunned observers by winning the election’s first round with 23 percent of the vote.
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DSA denials Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren’t providing data they’re legally required to. Anna Desmarais, wired.com – Jul 25, 2026 6:45 am | 17 Credit: Getty Images | Photographer is my life Credit: Getty Images | Photographer is my life Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav In the final weeks before Romania’s presidential vote in November 2024, TikTok accounts that had previously spent years posting about manicures or fashion suddenly started promoting a little-known politician named Calin Georgescu.
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