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Aug 2020
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Bonus Episode - Stories of our times; Ti...

THE TIMES
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A special extra episode for you from the daily podcast from The Times;


President Trump has ordered firms to stop doing business with social media giant TikTok over security concerns. Microsoft was the front-runner to buy the company, but now Twitter has emerged as a possible suitor. What has made the app so popular and so controversial? If you like this episode please rate and subscribe. Simply search for Stories of our times on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.


Guests: 

Danny Fortson Sunday Times west coast correspondent.


Host: Manveen Rana.


Clips used: NBC, Tik Tok, ABC Australian, Biteable, France 24, CNBC, Fox News, Huffington Post, ABC News.



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