Romanian telecoms regulator calls for TikTok suspension pending election probe
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 28, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 28, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026

Romania's telecom regulator plans to suspend TikTok pending an investigation into its role in the recent presidential election, citing concerns over electoral manipulation.
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The deputy head of Romania's telecoms regulator will start the official process of suspending social media platform TikTok across Romania from Thursday pending an investigation into the part it played in Sunday's first round of the presidential election, he was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
"I call for the TikTok platform be suspended in Romania as of Nov. 28 until state institutions finalise an investigation concerning the manipulation of the electoral process," Pavel Popescuwas quoted saying by news website profit.ro. "I will start the official process to that end tomorrow."
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Editing by Alan Charlish)
The article discusses the potential suspension of TikTok in Romania due to an investigation into its role in the presidential election.
TikTok is being investigated for its potential involvement in manipulating the electoral process during Romania's presidential election.
Pavel Popescu, the deputy head of Romania's telecoms regulator, is leading the process to suspend TikTok.
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