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TikTok works on its trust deficit

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TikTok works on its trust deficit

With a little help from ... Larry Ellison??

Casey Newton
Aug 17, 2022
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TikTok works on its trust deficit

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Photo of TikTok app icon on a smartphone surrounded by other social apps. (Solen Feyissa on Unsplash)
(Solen Feyissa on Unsplash)

Today, let’s talk about the growing pressure on TikTok to demonstrate its relative independence from the Chinese government — and the rather unusual path it is taking to get there.

From the moment it began to overtake American apps like Instagram and YouTube in popularity, ByteDance’s short-form video app has faced scrutiny ov…

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