TikTok

Authoritarian Tech
Can the West curb its addiction to Chinese tech?
Newsletters
U.S. lawmakers grill TikTok, but it’s all bark and no bite
Authoritarian Tech
The occupational hazards of cleaning the internet
Newsletters
Hong Kongers fear a great firewall, TikTokers arrested in Egypt, spyware in Central America
Newsletters
Twitter’s war on bots cuts off users, Indonesia criminalizes online dissent, and US bill could block TikTok
Newsletters
ADHD prescriptions via TikTok, pro-life groups in Tennessee target IVF and Twitter’s blue check trolls
Authoritarian Tech
China is gaining control of the world’s data as the US stands by
Newsletters
TikTok stars tout diabetes drugs as miracle weight loss aid, QAnon successes at US midterms, and greenwashing at COP27
Newsletters
A Russian user looks inside TikTok’s propaganda-filled digital bubble
Disinformation
TikTok influencers are dancing, lip-syncing, and posing to promote Russia’s war in Ukraine