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Russian state media ramping up English, Spanish presence on TikTok, study finds

A Brookings Institution report predicts Russia’s use of TikTok will increase as the November election nears.

May 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
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While fears that China would push propaganda on TikTok fueled an unprecedented law to force its sale, it is not the only country to invest in getting messages across on the popular platform.

New research shows that Russian state media are posting English and Spanish videos to TikTok and have doubled last year’s engagement on their posts, which include attacks on President Biden’s Israel policy and his age as well as promotion of far-right commentator Tucker Carlson’s Russia coverage.

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Joseph Menn joined The Post in 2022 after two decades covering technology for Reuters, the Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times. His books include "Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World" (2019) and "Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords who are Bringing Down the Internet" (2010).

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