Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, TikTok announced Wednesday it is banning of campaign fundraising on its platform.
By Gina Martinez announced Wednesday it is banning of campaign fundraising on its platform. It also announced new policies for political accounts, including"mandatory verification."
The China-based video sharing app will also start testing"mandatory verification" for governments, politicians and political party accounts in an attempt to"keep harmful misinformation off the platform." "While many political accounts have added the verified badge to their profile already, doing so is currently optional," Chandlee wrote."Starting today in the U.S., we'll be trialing mandatory verification for accounts belonging to governments, politicians, and political parties through the midterm elections."
"These changes, along with our existing ban on political advertising, mean that accounts belonging to governments, politicians, and political parties will largely not be able to give or receive money through TikTok's monetization features, or spend money promoting their content," Chandlee wrote. found TikTok accounts have been used to spread misinformation ahead of elections in Europe, Asia and South America.
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