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Ahead of Romania's presidential election in November 2024, TikTok accounts shifted focus to promote Calin Georgescu, a politician whose posts received 120 million views. Georgescu won 23 percent of the vote in the election's first round, surprising many observers. Researcher Adriana Iamnitchi is examining the monetization of this content on TikTok.
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Ahead of Romania's presidential election in November 2024, TikTok accounts shifted focus to promote Calin Georgescu, a politician whose posts received 120 million views. Georgescu won 23 percent of the vote in the election's first round, surprising many observers. Researcher Adriana Iamnitchi is examining the monetization of this content on TikTok.
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