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TikTok’s Strict Data Rules Are Keeping Researchers From Studying the App

22Sep

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TikTok’s Strict Data Rules Are Keeping Researchers From Studying the App

[ad_1] As TikTok gets more popular, researchers at leading academic institutions want to study what users are doing there. Publicly, the company says it's open to this, and is partnering with academics. But researchers said so far, the video app's rules about data are too burdensome. TikTok is in the process of making its application programming interface, or API, open to researchers to analyze data on the platform. But the terms of service are so strict, academics at leading institutions say they're hesitant to accept them. The difficulty in researchingTikTok comes as competing platforms also are making it more difficult to review their data and are starting to charge for access to their APIs. Social scientists say it's important to gain access to TikTok to understand the app's impact...

TikTok rivals Twitter with new text format

25Jul

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TikTok rivals Twitter with new text format

[ad_1] TikTok, the social platform known for its addictive video content, announced Monday that it will offer text-only posts, becoming the latest tech giant to offer an alternative to embattled Twitter.The text posts on TikTok will most closely resemble similar offerings on Instagram, which earlier this month also launched a challenge to Twitter -- which owner Elon Musk renamed X -- called Threads. Like Meta-owned Threads, TikTok benefits from its size, with around 1.4 billion monthly active users, according to specialist site Business of Apps. But unlike Facebook's parent company, it has chosen to integrate its new text-only feature into its app rather than launch a separate product, as Meta did with Threads.TikTok's version will remain more visual than a Twitter or Threads post, with...

U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids

17Mar

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U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids

[ad_1] The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives panel wants TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to address questions next week about the popular Chinese-owned video app's efforts to protect children from inappropriate content and potential exploitation.Chew will be appearing for the first time before Congress when he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, said Thursday lawmakers "need to know what actions the company is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms." McMorris Rodgers and other Republicans in December wrote TikTok saying said "many children are exposed to non-stop offerings of inappropriate content that TikTok's algorithm force-feeds to them." They also raised concerns that TikTok ...

TikTok adds authenticity feature that mirrors BeReal

16Sep

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TikTok adds authenticity feature that mirrors BeReal

[ad_1] TikTok on Thursday added an authenticity feature that has been a winner for French app BeReal, taking a page from Meta's playbook by copying a rival.The social media giant described its TikTok Now feature as "a daily photo and video experience to share your most authentic moments" using a smartphone's front and rear cameras simultaneously. "You'll receive a daily prompt to capture a 10-second video or a static photo to easily share what you're up to," TikTok said in a post. TikTok said the Now feature was available on the app in the United States and will be rolled out worldwide in coming weeks.People have been flocking to BeReal, a new social network app that calls on users to share true glimpses of their lives rather than cherry-picked moments.Once a day, B...