Samuel Wade
Samuel Wade is Executive Editor for CDT English, and is based in Vancouver. You can also find him on Bluesky and LinkedIn.
New Leaks Show Business and Politics Behind TikTok Content Management
Posted by Samuel Wade | Mar 20, 2020
TikTok, a short video platform owned by Beijing-based Bytedance, has attracted a huge, mainly young audience around the world, for whom it is currently serving as a vital source of distraction and connection amid the COVID-19...
Read MorePhoto: Untitled (San Francisco, Feb 29), by CDEL Family
Posted by Samuel Wade | Mar 18, 2020
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