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Alarm over TikTok's popularity in Taiwan

April 13, 2022

China's social media app TikTok is popular among teenagers in Taiwan. But some lawmakers have raised concerns over Beijing using TikTok as a tool for 'cognitive warfare' to influence young people. DW's Zachary Lee reports from Taipei.

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