Description: The story of the most effective attention algorithm ever invented, and the superpower struggle to control it.
Brief description: Emily Baker-White is a technology reporter at Forbes, where her TikTok coverage has won awards. A Harvard Law School graduate and former criminal defender, she previously led the Plain View Project, an investigation into police misconduct on Facebook, and covered TikTok for BuzzFeed News. She lives in Philadelphia.
Review Quotes: Is TikTok spying on you? It already has spied on Emily Baker-White, in the course of her pathbreaking research into the company's out-of-control surveillance and its legal subjugation to Beijing's spymasters. Deeply researched and nuanced in its judgments, this is a must-read account from a heroic reporter who has taken on the world's most dangerous tech company.--Chris Miller, author of Chip War