TikTok Bans Deepfakes, Expands Fact-Checking to Fight Election Misinformation

TikTok Bans Deepfakes, Expands Fact-Checking to Fight Election Misinformation

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https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/354362

One of the world's biggest mobile apps is stepping into the ring to fight election interference: TikTok on Wednesday announced three new measures to combat misinformation during the final months of the 2020 presidential race.

Though not exactly the go-to platform for news and politics, TikTok boasts an estimated 800 million monthly active users, which makes it an easy target for spreading fake news. A three-fold plan, however, aims to combat disinformation via updated policies that better clarify what is and isn't allowed on the site; additional fact-checking partnerships and the ability to report false election reports; and an alliance with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect against foreign influence.