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Meta, Google and TikTok accused of failing to protect elections from interference

New global coalition calls on Big Tech firms to do more to stop hate speech and interference ahead of election ‘megacycle’ in 2024

Protestors in Tunisia against President Kaïs Saïed, who has been accused of damaging the country’s democratic rights. Activists want Big Tech companies to take action to protect elections in 2024. Picture: Getty

Big Tech firms like Meta, TikTok and Google have been accused of a “chronic lag” in protecting the integrity of elections from online interference, ahead of a global “megacycle” in 2024 during which two billion people are due to vote.

A newly formed “coalition for tech justice”, which includes experts from 140 countries, has said social media companies are not ready for an “election tsunami” in 2024, during which it says 65 elections will take ...