Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Canki said that Europe should consider banning the social network TikTok in Europe, following the example of the United States.. According to him, this Chinese social network spreads misinformation, fake news and influences election results..

He stressed that apps like TikTok do not convey balanced information.. This was reported by ERR..

The head of the Estonian diplomatic service said that the results of the first round of the presidential elections in Romania were recently annulled due to Russian interference in the elections through extensive online campaigning, including through TikTok. The minister explained that such social networks make it possible to effectively disseminate biased information.

He also noted that TikTok collects a lot of data about the user, but it is unclear who can access it.

" The latest Foreign Intelligence Service yearbook also states that TikTok collects extensive information that could be useful for intelligence gathering, blackmail, and also for cyberattacks,” the Foreign Minister emphasized..

Tsanki said European countries need to take security risks into account and consider banning TikTok. At the same time, he added that discussions should continue in democratic countries on how to successfully resist the onslaught of artificial intelligence-based social bots, whose goal is to interfere in democratic processes.

Let us remind you that on the evening of January 18, access to the social network TikTok in the United States was limited. The app became unavailable less than two hours before the official ban took effect. Thus, about 170 million Americans were left without access to the popular social network.

Earlier it was reported that the European Commission ordered the TikTok platform to “freeze and preserve” data related to the Romanian presidential elections. This step was preceded by declassified information about external interference from Russia.