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The Media Show: Is this the TikTok election?

We explore the role of Big Tech in a crucial election year around the world with a former board member of X, and ask if this is the UK’s first ‘TikTok election’.

This week we look at Big Tech and its role in a crucial election year around the world. Baroness Martha Lane Fox, who sat on the board of X (formerly Twitter), assesses the platform’s changing attitude towards political content.

Also in the programme, as the general election campaign heats up in the UK, will TikTok help the candidates reach younger voters?

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Guests: Shona Ghosh, Senior Editor, Bloomberg; Martha Lane Fox, former board member, Twitter/X; Sean Topham, Co-Founder, Topham Guerin; Timandra Harkness, author of Technology is Not the Problem; Sam Jeffers, Executive Director, Who Targets Me

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23 minutes

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Thu 30 May 2024 23:06GMT

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