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How TikTok ate the internet

23 mins | Oct 24, 2022
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No app has grown faster past a billion users. The world's most popular app has pioneered a new age of instant attention. Can we trust it? Drew Harwell looks at TikTok's rise as US viewers spend longer than on the app, than on Facebook and Instagram combined. He also looks at the ongoing issues and rising tensions relating to its Chinese ownership.

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