TikTok closes 3,000 accounts for spreading misinformation. Among these accounts, one that sought to favor the far-right party Alternative for Germany through xenophobic speeches and another that encouraged support for the Chinese government among American citizens. The social network thus reacts to pressure from Europe, where it has several open investigations, and from the United States. There, the first steps have already been taken to veto its use.

It is the response of the social network to the pressures that it is receiving in recent months with several open investigations in Europe and with the United States approving a law that aims to veto the use of this application in that country. The platform claims that it has detected up to fifteen political influence campaigns so far this year.

Among them, one that sought to favor the far-right party Alternative for Germany through xenophobic speeches against the Muslim population and another that promoted support for the Chinese government among American citizens. TikTok will also extend the ban to accounts financed by states and that can be used to distribute propaganda.