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Hi, I'm Sam Hawley, coming to you from Gadigal Land. This is ABC News Daily. When you're sitting on a bus or train and watching people with their heads in their phone, there's a fair chance many of them are looking at TikTok. But nations, including the US, are increasingly worried about it and ordering tighter restrictions be put in place. Today, tech and privacy reporter for Vox news, Sara Morrison on the TikTok bans sweeping the world.
When you're sitting on a bus or train and watching people with their heads in their phones, there's a fair chance many of them are watching videos on TikTok. The platform, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is currently the most downloaded app in the world, and nations including the US are increasingly worried about how its algorithm works, and where all the data it's collecting might end up.Featured:
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