Every Screen on the Planet - The Secret Story of TikTok

The global story of the world''s most controversial social media network and the struggle to control it. TikTok boasts 1.6 billion active users worldwide and wields unprecedented power over our culture. Its crown jewel is the most addictive algorithm ever invented. As a result, it has become a political football all over the world. In Every Screen on the Planet , Harvard-trained lawyer and investigative journalist Emily Baker-White charts TikTok''s rise from its Chinese founders'' early ambitions to its emergence as the world''s most valuable startup. She examines its potential value as a surveillance and propaganda tool for strongmen and the huge controversy it has fostered, from India to Washington DC. Based on explosive reporting that caused TikTok to track the author and led to an ongoing criminal investigation, Baker-White''s engrossing narrative takes us inside the company as the US government seeks backdoor access to observe and influence TikTok''s data stream, and eventually gives the company an ultimatum: divorce from your Chinese founders, or be banned. Touching on politics, business, and technology, Every Screen on the Planet takes us behind the scenes of TikTok''s incredible growth and its astounding - and ongoing - impact on society.

Info autore

Emily Baker-White works as a technology reporter for Forbes. She previously covered tech at Buzzfeed News. Before becoming a journalist, Baker-White earned her JD from Harvard Law School and practised criminal defence law, launching a multi-year investigation into police misconduct on Facebook. Every Screen on the Planet is her groundbreaking investigation into the intricate landscape of TikTok and ByteDance.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emily Baker-White
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781035049271
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3504927-1
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 234 mm x 27 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Economia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; Media Studies, Information technology industries, Political science & theory, Internet: general works, Disinformation and misinformation, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Privacy & Surveillance