They saw a YouTube video. Then they got Tourette’s – Wired
Today, the reach of social media means that these outbreaks won’t be confined to a single school or community –… read more
The TikTok Algorithm Knew My Sexuality Better Than I Did – Repeller
Spending time on TikTok has opened my eyes to the glorious breadth of identity, presentation, and sexuality in the world…. read more
The Sneaky Way TikTok Is Connecting You to Real-Life Friends – Wired
While TikTok to date has been an app where you could largely expect never to run into annoying uncles, ex-boyfriends,… read more
Algorithmic Folk Theories and Identity: How TikTok Users Co-Produce Knowledge of Identity and Engage in Algorithmic Resistance (Karizat, Delmonaco, Eslami, & Andalibi)
Algorithms in online platforms interact with users’ identities in different ways. However, little is known about how users understand the… read more
Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor. – Wall Street Journal
Clusters of tic-like disorders have happened previously, including a famous case a decade ago in which several teens in upstate… read more
Parents Are Asking TikTok For Access To The Videos Their Kids Are Watching – NPR
The petition states that TikTok uses a secretive algorithm to recommend content to users, making it difficult for parents to… read more
I Write the Songs
One also risks investing TikTok with irresistible mind-control powers that are the flip side of “knowing you better than you… read more
I’m Scared of the Person TikTok Thinks I Am
This is disturbing because the recommendation algorithm that TikTok uses to pull videos for the personalized “For You” feed is… read more
TikTok changed the shape of some people’s faces without asking
Beauty filters are now a part of life online, allowing users to opt in to changing the face they present… read more
TikTok just gave itself permission to collect biometric data on US users, including ‘faceprints and voiceprints’
A change to TikTok’s U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app “may… read more