documenting our journey into auditing TikTok

2 min read   ·   April 17, 2026

2026

♻️ (AIF) Prompt, Upload, Repeat: Agentic AI Accounts on TikTok

354 accounts posting AI-generated content amassed 4.5 billion views with content TikTok barely labeled

2 min read   ·   December 3, 2025

2025   ·   analysis,   AI,   ads     ·   research  

🪖 (AIF) From FYP to WW3

How TikTok's For You Page amplified war speculation and military content during the 2025 NATO Summit

2 min read   ·   October 18, 2025

2025   ·   analysis,   FYP,   elections     ·   research  

🪟 (ISD) Towards Transparent Recommender Systems: Lessons from TikTok Research Ahead of the 2025 German Federal Election

ISD dispatch examining why current transparency measures fall short for assessing political bias in TikTok's recommender systems, and what access researchers need to enable evidence-based policy

2 min read   ·   July 14, 2025

2025   ·   analysis,   elections,   transparency,   recommender-systems,   Germany,   research-access     ·   research  

❓ (AIF) TikTok's Research API: Problems without Explanations

TikTok's Research API fails to provide metadata for one in eight videos, undermining independent research

3 min read   ·   June 12, 2025

2025   ·   methodology,   analysis,   API     ·   research