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Transcripts for BBCNEWS TikTok Begging 20240604 01:41:00

From camps in syria. the lives we saw would sometimes make over $1,000 an hour in gifts. but people like dokan say they re being paid less than $1 an hour. so, where s all the money going? we asked hamid, who said tiktok middlemen are getting help from agencies in china. ....

Transcripts for BBCNEWS TikTok Begging 20240604 01:41:00

Tiktok s algorithm suggests content based on where your sim card comes from. hamid told us he buys british sim cards to get british viewers, because he says they re the most generous g ifte rs. we found kiosks selling them near the camp that explains why tiktok users in the uk had been seeing these livestreams and even joining in. big up, my syrian brother, man. big up, my brother, man. thanks, abdullah. let s go. there must have been about 50,000 people that came on my live, and the kids seemed so happy. and even though the man had his legs blown off and he had his arm blown off, he was the most positive guy you could ever meet ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS TikTok Begging 20240604 01:49:00

Then, mohammed checked the balance of his account. $33. so, it is 70%. wow! they re taking 70%! next, mohammed went to the local money transfer, where tiktokers cash out their earnings. the money transfer shop and the sim card shop are part of a new economy to help facilitate these transactions. from the $106 we donated to mohammed s account, tiktok took $73. that s almost 70%. the money transfer took 10% of what we had left. and hamid told us tiktok middlemen take 35% of what s left after that. so from $106, muhammad would havejust over $19. ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS TikTok Begging 20240604 10:40:00

A tiktok middleman. mohammed asked him how it all worked. he says he does this to help the families make a living. tiktok s algorithm suggests content based on where your sim card comes from. hamid told us he buys british sim cards to get british viewers, because he says ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS TikTok Begging 20240604 10:49:00

And the sim card shop are part of a new economy to help facilitate these transactions. from the $106 we donated to mohammed s account, tiktok took $73. that s almost 70%. the money transfer took 10% of what we had left. and hamid told us tiktok middlemen take 35% of what s left after that. so from those 106 dollars, mohammad would have just over $19. and often, the families we spoke to get much, much less. but in the camps, jobs are scarce and there are few other options. kawtaneh and her family sell scraps from the rubbish dump for a living. it s dangerous work, ....

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