Lab Platform Governance, Media and Technology (PGMT)

Tag: TikTok

  • #TikTokban

    Unpacking the US TikTok ban by Rebecca Scharlach TL;DR: TikTok, one of the most popular platforms worldwide, is seen as a security risk for the United States. But why? (A meme about the TikTok ban. For more, klick here) Can the US government really ban TikTok? Do they really want to do that? Unsurprisingly, many…

  • Current research access programs to social media data: what they offer, what are the limitations?

    Review of YouTube, Meta, and TikTok researcher access. In lieu of the enforcement of the Digital Services Act in the EU, which would supposedly make data access easier for researchers, this blog post reviews current data access programs for the academics. What kind of data do platforms allow to access and by whom?  Read a…