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The Documentary Podcast

The TikTok election

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.32.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

TikTok has become one of the political stories in the run up to the US elections, exposing America's distrust of China. But its users and influencers could help decide who takes the White House. Journalist Sophia Smith Galer enters the hype houses of TikTok to find out how influential it really is.

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0:00.0

Some podcasts are about the news.

0:03.0

Some podcasts are about politics and science and history.

0:09.0

But my new podcast, for the BBC World Service is about losing man I loved. It's called

0:18.3

Goodbye to All This and you can find it by searching for goodbye to all this wherever you get your podcasts.

0:28.0

Political beliefs check, socialism or capitalism.

0:31.0

A progressive movement of young people demanding radical change.

0:36.0

Good morning America.

0:38.0

Make sure you do something great today.

0:41.6

Maybe uh, tend a Trump rally.

0:43.0

Guys, I accidentally just reserved two free tickets for the Tulsa, Oklahoma Trump rally on

0:48.8

Juneteenth, and now I can't go because my dog's goldfish's funeral is that day.

0:55.0

It's been a summer of digital sabotage, hype houses, conspiracy theories and presidential executive orders.

1:02.0

Tik-toc is 20 is 2020's most downloaded app and it's gone from being a platform for teenagers to lip-sign and dance on

1:08.8

to a campaign issue, a potential national security threat, a trendsetter and a platform for high

1:14.6

octane political engagement. I'm Sophia Smith Gala, a BBC reporter and

1:19.7

Tik-Toc creator with over 115,000 followers.

1:23.0

I've experienced firsthand what it takes to be TikTok famous

1:26.0

and what goes on under the surface to influence hearts and minds.

1:30.0

The upcoming presidential race is the first US election to happen in the age of Tik-Tock

1:34.5

and I've been following political content on the app for months. In this program we're going to find

1:39.9

out how everyone from ordinary voters to politicians to the campaigners in between

1:44.4

have been posting throughout the race to the White House. What I found out is going to do

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