Lab Platform Governance, Media and Technology (PGMT)

Tag: TikTok

  • New Publication: Governing Sexism on TikTok

    New Publication: Governing Sexism on TikTok

    We are excited to share that this article by our lab member Luisa Runge, lab head Christian Katzenbach and Miira Hill has just been published in Feminist Media Studies! “Governing sexism on TikTok: ambiguities and tensions in community guidelines and corporate communication” How does TikTok address sexism and how does its public communication align with…

  • #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…