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TikTok can be a ‘dangerous tool for hatemongers,’ Kenyan govt warns ahead of elections

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A new Mozilla Foundation report states that election disinformation and hate speech are being spread through TikTok in the run up to elections in Kenya next month. After violence erupted during 2007 elections, the government created an agency to quell ethnic strife, and it warns against a repeat of the unrest.