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Confused By TikTok? The World's Most Popular App Explained

TikTok (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)
TikTok (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)

TikTok was the most downloaded app globally for both Apple and Android in September.

Here & Now technology analyst Ben Brock Johnson (@TheBrockJohnson)explains what TikTok is and why it’s so popular.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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