Hacker News with Generative AI: Romania

A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu's presidential bid (apnews.com)
A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy for the rerun in May of Romania’s presidential election, after the same court annulled last year’s election in which Georgescu won the first round.
Politics, Romania, Elections, Far-Right
12 points by tlogan 21 days ago | 10 comments
Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted (theguardian.com)
The self-styled “misogynist influencer” Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have left Romania on a private jet and are flying to the US after their travel ban was lifted, officials and local media have said.
Andrew Tate, Romania, Travel Ban, Influencers
67 points by rob74 35 days ago | 64 comments
Romanians and Bulgarians Can Now Travel the EU by Land Passport-Free (bloomberg.com)
Bulgaria and Romania rang in the New Year with full entry to the European Union’s passport-free Schengen area, promising a fresh boost to their economies.
Romania, Bulgaria, European Union, Travel, Schengen Area
3 points by toomuchtodo 92 days ago | 1 comments
Research Note: Meta's Role in Romania's 2024 Presidential Election (checkfirst.network)
The findings highlight systemic failures in the moderation of political advertising on Meta platforms, which allowed influence campaigns to thrive during the 2024 presidential election.
Meta Platforms, Political Advertising, Romania, Elections, Research
28 points by alexcos 115 days ago | 5 comments
Romania cancels election after systems targeted in cyberattacks (bleepingcomputer.com)
Cybersecurity, Elections, Romania, Politics
83 points by stefanv 117 days ago | 44 comments
Romanian court annuls first round of presidential election (theguardian.com)
A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.
Politics, Romania, Elections, Foreign Interference
8 points by Anon84 117 days ago | 1 comments
Romanian court annuls result of presidential election first round (bbc.com)
Romania's constitutional court has annulled the result of the first round of voting in the presidential election just days before the second round was due to take place.
Politics, Romania, Elections
530 points by vinni2 118 days ago | 1106 comments
Russia and China rigged Romanian Elections using 10M fake TikTok accounts (kyivinsider.com)
Everyone in Romania knew that Russians had somehow rigged last week’s first-round presidential election but weren’t sure just yet as to how they did it. Today we got the answer.
Politics, Social Media, Election Interference, Romania, Russia
87 points by latexr 118 days ago | 87 comments
EU Summons TikTok CEO After Romanian Election Shocker (romania-insider.com)
The surprise first-round victory of political outsider Călin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential elections sent shockwaves throughout Romania and Europe, leading to Valérie Hayer, head of the liberal Renew Europe group, calling TikTok CEO to come before the European Parliament and answer questions.
Politics, Social Media, Romania, Europe
58 points by preaching5271 125 days ago | 73 comments
TikTok CEO summoned to European Parliament over role in shock Romania election (politico.eu)
BRUSSELS — A top EU lawmaker is demanding that TikTok's chief executive appear before the European Parliament to answer questions about the platform's role in Sunday's Romanian presidential election, as researchers warn of covert activity on thousands of fake accounts leading up to the vote.
Politics, Social Media, Romania, Elections, Europe
11 points by rbanffy 126 days ago | 30 comments
Roma families are defying their persecutors with bling palaces (theguardian.com)
Keen to show off their newfound riches, and to kick back at a society that suppressed them, Roma families are filling rural Romania with exuberant symbols of wealth – boasting gilded turrets and gleaming staircases that lead to nowhere
Social Justice, Culture, Architecture, Romania
16 points by n1b0m 162 days ago | 18 comments