Opinion

TikTok, is time up?

In this outtake from the Weekend Mumbo, Damian Francis takes a look at the current situation surrounding TikTok, and who’s issue it actually is.

Damian Francis

April 3, 2023 10:39

Who is the CEO in the media and marketing industry under the most pressure right now? Not just in Australia but globally?

I would argue it is Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance. He’s held that position since 2021 and as I learned this week, is Singaporean. Not that the latter particularly matters but as the son of Singaporean immigrants to Australia I am still proud of the achievements of Singaporeans.

It will take a while before I forget Joseph Schooling’s Olympic gold medal in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Games. But I digress.

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Damian Francis

Damian was editorial director at Mumbrella. He had been with the publication for more than three years, initially running event content. Damian was previously print editor of AdNews.

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