"make technology companies do more," would look at douyin as an example of that being possible.nies are responding, because elon musk wrote that this australia ban was back door control of the internet. how are the other platforms — you know, instagram, tiktok, snapchat — how are they reacting? they're all dead against it, as you can imagine. the main argument from them is that we need more time. that we need to talk about this properly. i think katy mentioned earlier, it is a bit of a rush — what's happening in australia is going through quite fast, and the technology companies, rightly or wrongly, are saying, "pause, slow down, let's look at the science. "let's look at the research. "let's look at the evidence that there are "harms out there for children. "let's look at whether or not the verification systems "will actually work. "how's it actually going to work?" we are seeing some interesting developments of having technology companies have youth—related apps. so you can have a kind of... you've seen, for example, you've got main youtube and then you've got kids' youtube, wh

we followed along as she used the popular chinese social media app douyin to livestream and sell hers. i'm watching on the phone as she's streaming. if there's a product i like, i just touch the screen. it takes me to a payment system. it's that easy. dong yun is china's version of tiktok, also owned by chinese tech giant bytedance. it's a place for entertainment and an e-commerce hotspot in china with similar ambitions in america. wang feels it should be open to everyone and says it's a pity the u.s. is banning the app. it's been a game changer for her business. >> because of douyin, i make money both online and offline. >> it's great douyin, along with millions of other sellers, she can instantly chat with customers and build a personal relationship, a feature gaining popularity in the u.s. but already common in china. >> it's very advanced in terms of the e-commerce platform. it's a one stop shop, and that's what makes it so attractive. >> bytedance is already pushing this new way of shopping in the u.s., introduced in 2023, a similar setup, tiktok shop brought in $100 million in

they have their own app called douyin, which is their version of tiktok. >> what can you tell me about what tiktok is doing to support creators? we just spoke to jerry chang. there, and i mean, she is clearly going through it saying that she's going to be having to cancel holidays because she's not sure what her income stream is going to be like. now that tiktok is in this very weird space, surely tiktok, in supporting its creator economy, should be doing more, or at least telling them the app was going to go down in the first place? >> yeah, it's very difficult because tiktok has really been talking about the impact on creators, right? so when we found out about this ban really potentially going into effect, they highlighted the fact that small businesses and creators were at risk of losing $1 billion in revenue. that's billion with a b, right. so, you know, that was such a focal point for them. and so now i think it's up to them to say, okay, well, you know, if you really care about those creators, how are you going to prove it? i think you bring up a really good point there. but yea

the douyin is the name of the tiktok equivalent in china, a 40 minute daily limit for users under 14.her or not they're surveilling or doing anything else, what we know they are doing is using this powerful technology to fortify their kids, right? right. and they're using it to distract and enfeeble our kids. richard, 100%. >> the fact that so the polls show that so many young people that tiktok is now their principal news source, and the fact that you have this separation on content, this is scary ought to be something that frightens people. >> but that that is why there ought to be a lot of pressure on the incoming administration that if they can regulate this and preserve the growth of their young people, why would we make a deal one way or another without the same kind of calculation for ours? where is the christian right? wherever all these people that believe in morality, demanding that if they're doing this in china, the least you can do, mr. trump, is make sure it's done. >> they regulate their own app. we won't regulate there. >> and he's saying he's going from tick tock, tic