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The ticking TikTok: How an app ignited a national security debate

The ticking TikTok: How an app ignited a national security debate

FromThis Matters


The ticking TikTok: How an app ignited a national security debate

FromThis Matters

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Caitlin Chin, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC The social media app TikTok has attracted billions of users but concerns have grown over its roots in China and countries around the world, including Canada, have banned TikTok from government devices. Now, in the last 24 hours, the Biden administration has escalated a heated debate on TikTok’s security implications by issuing an ultimatum to the company: sell TikTok or be banned. We look at how the trendiest social platform of this generation ended up at the centre of an uproar involving national security, political panic and a serious ultimatum by the American president. Audio sources: CNN, CNBC, NBC This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Alexis Green and Paulo Marques.
Released:
Mar 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.