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Young TikTok fans 'exploited'

Influencers on the hit social app get youngsters to give them hundreds of dollars in gifts, angering parents. Presented by Jane Wakefield.

Influencers on the hit social app get youngsters to give them hundreds of dollars in gifts, angering parents. Plus Chinese search giant Baidu unveils a smart speaker that doesn't need a wake-word. And how residents in Toronto have reacted to a Google-backed plan for a smart city on their waterfront. Presented by Jane Wakefield, with BBC tech reporter Chris Fox, and special guest Stephanie Hare, independent technology consultant.

(Photo: Person taking a photo using a character filter in the TikTok app. Credit: AFP/ Getty Images)

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