TikTok tries to distance itself from Beijing, but will it be enough to avoid the global blacklist?
- Written by Michael Keane, Professor of Chinese Digital Media and Culture, Curtin University
HAYOUNG JEON/EPATikTok, the made-in-China, video-sharing platform beloved by youth and influencers alike, is suddenly everywhere in our new world of COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing.
The platform’s growth has been tremendous, but this has come at a cost: it has come under increasing scrutiny from politicians in the US and allies like A...





