Portugal will have a system to report erroneous information in the May 18 elections
Portugal has a first time Quick response system to report erroneous information Even the legislative elections of May 18, included in the strategy of the European Commission against erroneous information, revealed Portuguese investigators involved in the process.
Gustavo Cardoso, Sociologist and Coordinator of Medialab, Institute of Study of Communication Sciences Integrated At Iscte (University Institute of Lisbon), and José Moreno, Researcher of the Same Entity, Are Collaboating With Brussels In “Rapid Response System” – RSS (In Portuguese System), Which you have “Been Usedal Times in Many European Elections, but This is the first time it is used in Portugal“
The European Commission appeals, for all elections, to the Code of Conduct against Erroneous Information, in articulation with the European Regulation of Digital Services (Digital Services Law -DSA).
According to that code, during the electoral acts, the signatory platforms are “forced to institute a system that will quickly report misinformation actions that can affect the elections,” said Lusa researchers.
According to José Moreno, he quotes Lusa: “What is on the table with the fast response system are the entities in Portugal, in this case the media laboratory, the entity that contacted, You can quickly inform cases of misinformation that may have implications in the elections“
The fast response system continues to work with most platforms, such as Microsoft, YouTube, objective (containing Facebook and Instagram) and Tiktok. OX (former Twitter) is no longer part since Millionaire Elon Musk bought this network by 2022.
All main platforms undertake to receive the complaint and act as soon as possible.
The quick response system for legislatures in Portugal He has been active from April 21 and extends until May 25A week after the vote.
Tiktok also created Center to find reliable electoral information
Tiktok also announced the launch of an electoral center, a space within the application where users in Portugal can find Faithful electoral information In the coming weeks.
This space is available in the application from April 22to facilitate access to credible information about the voting process and elections.
Before this launch, “Tiktok collaborated directly with the Portuguese regulatory entities, responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process, to present the platform approach,” the company reveals in a statement sent to the writing rooms.
Users will have access to reliable sources. To guarantee maximum visibility and ease of access, the Tiktok will classify the most prominent aspects of content related to elections 2025 Portuguese Legislature.
These classifications will act as a portal for the Electoral Center, offering users access to integral electoral infraific, with a simple click. In addition, users seeking content -related elections can easily discover and interact with the electoral center in the application.
Tiktok will also identify state media accounts and assign “verified” accounts to accounts to indicate that they are authentic. In addition, the platform will require the Creators record content generated by AIproviding tools that facilitate this process.
Government accounts, politicians or political parties (“GPPPA” in English) cannot use advertising or monetization characteristics, being subject to specific additional rules due to the role of the public interest they play in a civic context.
ADVERTISINGThe social network will continue Avoid recommending unqualified content (That is, it does not appear on the page “For you”), alerting users before sharing this type of content.
Global, Tiktok collaborates with more than 20 verification organizations of facts accredited by IFCN, including 14 in Europe, to evaluate the veracity of the contents. In Portugal, this collaboration includes the polygraph, which has also collaborated in educational videos on erroneous information, which are available in the Electoral Center, in the application.
