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Election stakes for US tech

Tech Life

BBC

Tech News, Technology, News

4.3227 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

What changes will a new Presidential term bring for the tech we use? Plus, how TikTok may be influential in the vote, despite paid political ads being banned. And what the social platforms are doing to try to stem disinformation ahead of polling day. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC reporters James Clayton, Sophia Smith Galer, and Marianna Spring. Produced by Jat Gill.

(Image: Combination of images showing Donald Trump and Joe Biden at the first Presidential debate, Credit: Jim Watson/ Saul Loeb/ AFP/ Getty Images).

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0:38.8

Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest news and trends from

0:43.3

the technology business. I'm Rory Catalan Jones, and this week the BBC World Service has been

0:48.0

asking what the world wants from the American presidential election. So we've devoted this

0:53.5

week's show to what it means for the

0:55.2

US technology industry. As Google faces the biggest antitrust lawsuit against a tech firm

1:01.3

in a quarter of a century, will the election determine whether there's a new era of tough

1:06.0

regulation for Silicon Valley? The social media companies have a bigger role than ever in this campaign,

1:12.6

whether they like it or not. We find out whether they're succeeding in battling a tidal wave

1:17.8

of misinformation. And you may have thought it was all about lip-syncing to Korean pop, not politics.

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