US TikTok revives, and Trump's tech takeover? ...Tech and Science Daily podcast

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20 January 2025

Just 24 hours before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration day, TikTok came back online after going dark amid a US ban over data security fears.

To discuss Big Tech’s influence and direction of policy for Trump’s White House 2.0, Tech & Science Daily is joined by Dr Thomas Gift, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre on US Politics, and Evening Standard’s science and technology editor Will Hosie.