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In this special episode UPGRADE 100 is addressing the concerns regarding security and privacy publicly expressed by the US officials and more recently by the European Union’s regarding the use of the TikTok application. Our guest is: Jakub OLEK - Head of Public Policy and Government Relations, TikTok Central and Eastern Europe Jakub is a government relations and market access expert with a law degree and international experience gained in Europe, Africa, Asia and Middle East. Previously he was working for Lime and Santander. ____________ IMPORTANT: The discussion you are watching was conducted before the TikTok CEO's hearing in the US Congress. So treat this podcast as such. ____________ TALKING POINTS: ___ In the advertising platform we can target between 7 and 8 million accounts in Romania. What other official figures and data can give us an idea of how big TikTok actually is? How strong is TikTok today in Romania, and how is Romania on the EU map from the perspective of TikTok - without any unnece