Expert Comment: Which urgent tech lessons must the EU take from Romania’s election?

Published on May 22, 2025

Dr Roxana Radu, Associate Professor of Digital Technologies and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, argues that the Romanian election holds urgent lessons for regulating tech giants. As TikTok enabled a coordinated disinformation campaign and Telegram sent a message alleging electoral interference on the eve of the decisive second round, she writes that this showed the EU’s digital defences are down.
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