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The Last Word with Matt Cooper

On Ireland's most cutting edge current affairs show, Matt and his guests provide a running stream of intelligent opinions and heated debates on the issues that matter most to Irish listeners. You might not always agree, but you'll never want to miss a Word.

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The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Why Does Trump Hate TikTok So Much?

TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media apps, with an estimated 800 million monthly active users, around 10% of which are in the United States. However, President Donald Trump recently stated that he wanted to ban the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. There are fears among US government officials that the Chinese government might force TikTok to share data it collects about Americans. Andy O'Donoghue joined us for Tech Tuesday to discuss whether TikTok could actually be banned in the US, and how to request a record of your data from Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/08/04170844/LW-TikTok.mp3"][/audio]