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Users flock to TikTok alternatives ahead of likely ban
Jan 16, 2025

Users flock to TikTok alternatives ahead of likely ban

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TikTok is set for a ban in the coming days. Queue the rush to alternative applications.

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Some of the possible alternatives to TikTok have their own problems

Jan 16, 2025
The algorithm behind the app's success is proprietary and hard to replicate. And Chinese-owned alternatives like RedNote could also be vulnerable to a ban.
A person uses RedNote, which some TikTok users have flocked to ahead of a potential ban.
Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images

What it'll take to rebuild Gaza

According to one preliminary assessment by the World Bank, the UN and the European Union, as of October last year, the war in Gaza has caused nearly $18.5 billion in infrastructure damage. Other figures balloon up to $40 billion when it comes to rebuilding homes, schools and hospitals.

Texas looks likely to pass school voucher legislation

Jan 16, 2025
Texas would join a growing number of states that have invested in private education in recent years.
At least a dozen states already have universal voucher programs, according to the think tank FutureEd.
Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images

The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC