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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 17 MIN

Taking Stock: What’s next for social media?

from Business Daily · host BBC World Service

What does the future hold for social media? Will Bain is joined by Takara Small in Toronto and Han Lin in Shanghai to discuss growing legal challenges facing Meta over how its platforms target and affect young users, and what the latest case could mean for the company and the wider industry. They also look at the extraordinary stock market debut of Chinese robotics company Unitree, whose shares jumped by 500%, and ask what could happen next as the US considers new tariffs on Canada.You can email the team: [email protected]: Will Bain Producer: Rebecca Smyllie

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