Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over Tiktok

The story of the most effective attention algorithm ever invented, and the superpower struggle to control it.

Every Screen on the Planet is the first major book on one of the most dramatic business stories of our time. Touching on politics, finance, data, and technology, the struggle over TikTok has enormous implications for our information landscape and the technological cold war between the United States and China.

Emily Baker-White’s engrossing narrative charts TikTok’s rise from obscurity...