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$10.02The Story
The global story of the worldâs most controversial social
media network and the struggle to control it.
TikTok boasts 1.6 billion active users worldwide and wields unprecedented power
over our culture. Its crown jewel is the most addictive algorithm ever
invented. As a result, it has become a political football all over the world.
In Every Screen on the Planet, Harvard-trained lawyer and
investigative journalist Emily Baker-White charts TikTokâs rise â from its
Chinese foundersâ early ambitions to its emergence as the worldâs most valuable
startup. She examines its potential value as a surveillance and propaganda tool
for strongmen and the huge controversy it has fostered, from India to
Washington, DC.
Based on explosive reporting that caused TikTok to track the author and led to
an ongoing criminal investigation, Baker-Whiteâs engrossing narrative takes us
inside the company as the US government seeks backdoor access to observe and
influence TikTokâs data stream and eventually gives the company an ultimatum:
divorce from your Chinese founders or be banned. Touching on politics, business
and technology, Every Screen on the Planet takes us behind the
scenes of TikTokâs incredible growth and its astounding â and ongoing â impact
on society.
About the Author
Emily Baker-White works as a technology reporter for Forbes. She previously covered tech at Buzzfeed News. Before becoming a journalist, Baker-White earned her JD from Harvard Law School and practised criminal defence law, launching a multi-year investigation into police misconduct on Facebook. Every Screen on the Planet is her groundbreaking investigation into the intricate landscape of TikTok and ByteDance.
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The global story of the worldâs most controversial social
media network and the struggle to control it.
TikTok boasts 1.6 billion active users worldwide and wields unprecedented power
over our culture. Its crown jewel is the most addictive algorithm ever
invented. As a result, it has become a political football all over the world.
In Every Screen on the Planet, Harvard-trained lawyer and
investigative journalist Emily Baker-White charts TikTokâs rise â from its
Chinese foundersâ early ambitions to its emergence as the worldâs most valuable
startup. She examines its potential value as a surveillance and propaganda tool
for strongmen and the huge controversy it has fostered, from India to
Washington, DC.
Based on explosive reporting that caused TikTok to track the author and led to
an ongoing criminal investigation, Baker-Whiteâs engrossing narrative takes us
inside the company as the US government seeks backdoor access to observe and
influence TikTokâs data stream and eventually gives the company an ultimatum:
divorce from your Chinese founders or be banned. Touching on politics, business
and technology, Every Screen on the Planet takes us behind the
scenes of TikTokâs incredible growth and its astounding â and ongoing â impact
on society.
About the Author
Emily Baker-White works as a technology reporter for Forbes. She previously covered tech at Buzzfeed News. Before becoming a journalist, Baker-White earned her JD from Harvard Law School and practised criminal defence law, launching a multi-year investigation into police misconduct on Facebook. Every Screen on the Planet is her groundbreaking investigation into the intricate landscape of TikTok and ByteDance.
