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Platforms face EU, UK pressure to safeguard elections from AI, disinformation

By Júlia Tar and Patricia Figueiredo ( March 20, 2026, 16:31 GMT | Comment) -- Social media platforms such as TikTok are facing growing regulatory and political pressure in the EU and UK to do more to protect elections from damaging disinformation, AI-generated content and engagement-driven algorithms. Policymakers and political leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, have called for stronger safeguards to protect democracy. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned of “deeply disturbing” findings on how platforms can boost harmful content to maximize engagement.TikTok and other social media platforms are facing increased regulatory attention in the EU and UK amid concerns they might not be doing enough to counter the harmful impact of disinformation, AI-generated content and engagement-driven algorithms on elections....

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