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Added 2025-01-22 08:00:09 +0000 UTCAmerica is in a “will they or won’t they” situation with TikTok, but it’s not cute. As of last week, the app was finally set to get banned, but over the weekend Trump stayed its execution. Because we don’t really know if/when the app will get deleted, instead, let’s look back at how we got to this dark and dumb moment in the first place. Rachel Gilmore joins us to talk about where it all began: like so many other things, with Gen Z and Osama bin Laden.
Our guest Rachel Gilmore is a journalist. You can read/watch her reporting and commentary on her newsletter Bubble Pop (https://rachelgilmore.substack.com), and follow her everywhere else at https://linktr.ee/rachel_gilmore.
Credits
- Host: Ryan Broderick
- Producer: Grant Irving
- Researcher: Adam Bumas
- Business Manager: Josh Fjelstad
Comments
Talking about American perspectives: It's weird to me how you describe TikTok as some sort of progressive organising tool, when in Europe, the extreme right is definitely using it more successfully. And didn't TikToks core audience move heavily towards Trump as well in November?
Abucs
2025-01-22 12:09:13 +0000 UTC
