Understanding TikTok: From viral teen videos to Chinese political censorship

Published: Nov. 29, 2019, 5:10 a.m.

b"This week, TikTok was in the news for pulling a video critical of China's mass detention of Uighurs. Most of the popular Chinese-owned social media app's users are children and teens who share lip-syncing videos, dance crazes and comedy skits. But in today's episode, Alex Hern, technology editor at the Guardian, explains why \\u2014 behind the memes and music \\u2014 there are some real concerns about censorship, privacy and foreign influence."