TikTok moves the clock — and worlds
Network shrugs off 'threat' warnings
10 September 2023 - 00:00
In the digital era, when the establishment rails against the counterculture, one can be certain that the counterculture will soon become the establishment, or at least part of it. TikTok is a classic example, seen initially by adults as a dance-obsessed expression of youth culture, and now by Western politicians as an existential threat...
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