Researchers will get access to TikTok data — pending company approval

The TikTok logo on a black background with repeating geometric shapes Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge

TikTok will let researchers at US-based nonprofit universities access public data, the company announced today, following earlier rounds of testing with subject matter experts.

The platform’s API will allow academics and researchers to access “public, anonymized” data like user profiles and content like comments, likes, and favorites on videos and search results in order to better understand TikTok trends and user activity. The research API was first Read Entire Article

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