TikTok has uncovered and shut down a secretive operation to influence Irish users and whip up social conflict. The covert influence operation (CIO) network comprised 72 accounts with a total following of almost 95,000 users. The video sharing platform’s work to find and remove the accounts was detailed in a report to the European Commission. […]
![TikTok finds and shuts down secret operation to stir up conflict in Ireland File photo dated 16/03/23 of the app for TikTok on a phone screen. TikTok is now the most used single source of news across all platforms for teenagers in the UK, new research from Ofcom has found. The regulator's News Consumption In The UK 2022/23 report found TikTok is the favoured single news source among 12 to 15-year-olds. TikTok is most popular with young people and used by 28% of teenagers, followed by YouTube and Instagram, both at 25%, according to the figures. Issue date: Thursday July 20, 2023.](https://technology.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/featureimage-17-scaled-140x140.jpg)