Russian state media ramping up English, Spanish presence on TikTok, study finds

While fears that China would push propaganda on TikTok fueled an unprecedented law to force its sale, it is not the only country to invest in getting messages across on the popular platform.

New research shows that Russian state media are posting English and Spanish videos to TikTok and have doubled last year’s engagement on their posts, which include attacks on President Biden’s Israel policy and his age as well as promotion of far-right commentator Tucker Carlson’s Russia coverage.