Romanian President Warns of 'Two Parallel Realities' as TikTok Shapes Public Opinion

President Nicușor Dan, at the opening of the academic year, urged academics to engage more in public discourse, citing nine million Romanians on TikTok as a risk of society and academia operating in 'two parallel realities.' This is a domestic political statement highlighting concerns over platform-driven information fragmentation, but it carries no immediate policy or market impact.