Tiktok pledges not to air Philippine political ads

Politicians hoping to leverage TikTok to boost their campaign during next year’s electoral race will have to look at other social media platforms to do that. TikTok Philippines public policy manager Peachy Paderna said the short-form video platform won’t air political advertisements to foster an environment “that brings people together…, not divide them.”Tiktok along with Meta—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—and Google pledged support to the Commission on Elections’ campaign against misinformation and disinformation during the 2025 elections.