Episode
VICE: Battle for Jerusalem/A Face In The Crowd
Overview
A look at the aftermath of President Trump's announcement to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and a report from China on advances in facial recognition technology.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-04-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Battle for Jerusalem/A Face In The Crowd is Episode 2 in Season 6 of VICE. It aired on 2018-04-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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