Is TikTok a Gateway to Politics in the Baltics? For Now, Only in Latvia (February 2023)
05.02.2024
Is TikTok a Gateway to Politics in the Baltics? For Now, Only in Latvia
February 2023
Authors: Inga Spriņģe (Re:Baltica), Aistė Meidutė (Delfi.lt) and Kaili Malts (Delfi.ee)
Part of D2.5 of the EU-funded project with the ID 118471, coordinated by the University of Tartu (UTARTU).
Although there is a common assumption that TikTok is used only by a younger generation, Re:Baltica’s analysis shows that in Latvia it’s a powerful tool enough for populists to get into parliament.
After shutting down Kremlin’s TV channels, TikTok has become fertile soil also for Kremlin’s narratives. Latvian State Security service has started seven criminal investigations for supporting Moscow on TikTok, while Lithuania and Estonia are taking a lighter approach.
Why so, read in Re:Baltica’s Baltic disinformation quarterly review about the use of TikTok.
Read the report here: 2023_FEBRUARY_Is TikTok a Gateway to Politics in the Baltics_ For Now, Only in Latvia-30012024
