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TikTok: Under the Influence

Season 1

2025 · 2 episodes

  1. 1. Episode 1

    2025-04-05 · 45m

    With 1.7 billion users, TikTok is at the center of a global power struggle. This investigation explores its ties to Beijing, the worldwide data war, and how social media has become a new tool of influence and surveillance.

  2. 2. Episode 2

    2025-04-05 · 49m

    As a growing rival to U.S. platforms, TikTok faces accusations of censorship and mass data collection. Despite efforts to appear independent from the Chinese Communist Party, skepticism remains. In 2024, a U.S. law demands its sale or ban—but Trump’s re-election adds a twist of uncertainty.

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