TV tonight: a depressing look at how TikTok Shop is making us spend

Mariam Musa takes a deeper look at the social media platform. Plus: Joely Richardson guest-stars in Bookish. Here’s what to watch this evening12.05am, Channel 4Anyone else find themself sheepishly asking for Dubai chocolate at the local corner shop earlier this year? Thank TikTok for that. Beyond making products go viral, TikTok Shop is a thriving platform where millions use videos to buy and sell items, often via livestreams. Content creator Mariam Musa takes an insightful, if depressing, look at this world and how easy it is to get sucked in. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...

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