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020 _a9781912454792
043 _aen_UK
041 _aeng
245 0 _aTikTok boom
260 _aLondon
_bCanbury Press,
_c2021
300 _a277 pages ; 24 cm
500 _aChina's dynamite app and the superpower race for social media
520 _aTIKTOK BOOM: China's Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media by Chris Stokel-Walker ; ; TikTok is the fastest growing app in the world, and the first to challenge Silicon Valley's dominance of social media. Donald Trump claimed it was a threat to Us security tried to outlaw it. India has banned TikTok. ; Do the concerns about TikTok's Chinese ownership justify TikTok's treatment in the West? How has it taken over the world in just a few years, and what does its success mean for the future of technology? In TikTok Boom, journalist and author of YouTubers, Chris Stokel-Walker has interviewed hundreds of people connected to the short-form video app. He also goes behind the scenes at its ambitious Chinese owner, ByteDance, which is on its way to becoming Beijing's Google. ; TikTok Boom presents a nuanced, informed and incisive read on the characters and strategies behind the world's new tech order.
630 _aHM SOCIOLOGY
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650 0 _aCommunication in politics
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650 0 _aSocial media
_xPolitical aspects
_zChina
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650 0 _aSocial media
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States
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700 _aStokel-Walker, Chris
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912 _a2021-01-01
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953 _d2022-06-14 15:31:28
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