TikTok restores teen's viral video
The Chinese-owned platform is forced to back down after removing a US teenager's viral video highlighting China's treatment of Uighur Muslims.
The Chinese-owned platform is forced to back down after removing a US teenager's viral video highlighting China's treatment of Uighur Muslims. Plus, we chat to Kenyan startup Kwara, which is trying to stop people without access to bank lending falling into the hands of loan sharks. And the charity Scope reveals that many websites and apps remain inaccessible to people with disabilities. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with 麻豆社 Online tech correspondent Mark Ward, and special guest Alison Griswold, tech reporter at Quartz.
(Image: US teenager Feroza Aziz whose viral video was removed and then reinstated by TikTok, Credit: 麻豆社).
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