TikTok to Block Election Night Videos Falsely Asserting Victory

TikTok has pledged to clamp down on false or misleading content on Election Day. The operator of the wildly popular video-clip app announced in a company blog post this week that it is taking a series of measures to limit the distribution of such content, including outright blocking of offending material.

A large part of this effort is the handling of potentially premature declarations of victory in any of the numerous races for public office. "Out of an abundance of caution, if claims can't be verified or fact-checking is inconclusive, we'll limit distribution of the content," wrote Eric Han, author of the post and head of safety for TikTok U.S.

Earlier in October, TikTok launched its Elections Safety Center to explain its numerous approaches to transparency and monitoring vote-related content. It has also posted a voter guide to the elections within its app. A banner directing users to that guide will be posted on content that makes claims that are not able to be independently verified by trusted third parties such as the National Association of State Election Directors.

Source Fool.com