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TikTok and the data war

2020/8/11
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President Trump has ordered firms to stop doing business with social media giant TikTok over security concerns. Microsoft was the front-runner to buy the company, but now Twitter has emerged as a possible suitor. What has made the app so popular and so controversial?

Guests: 

Danny Fortson Sunday Times west coast correspondent.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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