By Jan Lopatka

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Hundreds of anonymous accounts on video-sharing platform TikTok have been increasingly active in spreading pro-Russia narratives and backing radical parties ahead of the Czech Republic’s October 3-4 election, a non-governmental group said on Sunday.

Online Risk Labs, a newly formed group of Czech analysts, said it had identified 286 TikTok accounts that have been boosting each other’s content. Between them, they have 5 million to 9 million views per week – more than the combined reach of mainstream party leaders, the group said.

“The accounts do not align with a single political entity, but rather demonstrate support for multiple radical and extremist parties simultaneously,” the group said in a statement.

Nearly a quarter of Czechs use TikTok, accordin

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