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UrduUChicago researchers analyzed health information on TikTok to identify trends in video quality — how much misinformation is out there, and does it come from specific sources?
Tag: TikTok
Expert explains how Congressional TikTok bill could impact users and the future of social media
The vote this week by the U.S. House of Representatives, by an overwhelming 352-65 margin, could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social media app TikTok.
Doctor Discusses Concerning Social Media Trends
Dominic Lucia, MD, at Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center, answers common patient questions and reacts to the latest medical research. What are some trends or challenges on social media that struck you as bad advice? (SOT@ :14,…
New research highlights the role of TikTok in spreading videos that encourage violence against women
Researchers focusing on the concerning rise of groups who perpetuate misogyny, sexism and even violence against women have uncovered the use of TikTok by incels to spread their extreme beliefs.
Despite social media claims, Borax is not safe to consume
A nephrologist explains the damage that this trend can cause
Social media expert discusses consequences of changes for TikTok, Twitter
Mike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, discusses Montana’s ban of TikTok, Twitter’s newly-appointed CEO, and what these developments could mean for these embattled yet still highly influential social media platforms.
Baylor Researchers Explore Effect of Instagram, TikTok on Psychological Well-Being
Noted Baylor University smartphone researchers Meredith E. David, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, and James A. Roberts, Ph.D., The Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing in the Hankamer School of Business, have investigated the correlation between the “flow states” – or happiness experienced by individuals – while using Instagram and TikTok and psychological well-being.
How is TikTok affecting our mental health? It’s complicated, new U of M study shows
University of Minnesota Twin Cities computer science researchers found that the nature of TikTok’s algorithm can have both positive and negative outcomes for users’ mental health and sense of belonging on the platform.
TikTok fines ‘a potentially fruitful alternative’ to bans or lack of regulation
The UK’s data privacy watchdog has fined TikTok $15.9 million for data violations including the use of children’s data without parental consent. This is the latest example of tighter scrutiny TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are facing in…
TikTok Ban? American University Experts Available to Comment on TikTok’s Congressional Hearing
What: Today on Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is questioning TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew, in a Congressional Hearing that may decide the fate of the Chinese social media company. The committee is expected to ask questions about…
Beezin’: The dangerous TikTok trend involving Burt’s Bees
Why putting lip balm on eyelids is bad for your eyes
Scientists Warn of Misleading Nutrition Advice on TikTok
A new study reveals that people browsing the popular social media platform TikTok for information about the diet are likely to find advice that is neither aligned with the Mediterranean diet nor particularly healthful.
University of Minnesota student uses TikTok dance videos to solve problems in computer vision and machine learning
What if we used TikTok as a tool to further scientific research? University of Minnesota computer science Ph.D. student Yasamin Jafarian is doing just that, using data from the app to create more realistic 3D digital avatars.
TikTok, Snap & YouTube Face Congress Today: American University Experts Available
WHAT: Today, popular social media networks among teens, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, are testifying in front of Congress, with Snapchat and TikTok testifying for the first time. The popular networks are on Capitol Hill as Congress continues to investigate how…
Doctors Seeing Increase in Young Females with Tics, Verbal Outbursts Similar to Tourette syndrome
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt typically sees a case of functional tics every few months, according to Heather Riordan, MD, associate professor of Child Neurology. Now the team is seeing a few new cases a week.
Restricted Access to School Bathrooms Harms Students with Health Conditions
Pediatric urologist Dr. Steve Hodges is an associate professor of Pediatric Urology with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Hodges is a leading expert when it comes to children and issues related to toilet training, bedwetting and constipation. He can speak…
Rutgers Emergency Department Doctor Cautions Public on the Dangers of Viral Milk Crate Challenge
Professor Lewis Nelson, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, is available to discuss the dangers of participating in the viral social media trend, the milk crate challenge. “The risks and costs involved…
Oracle and TikTok: Headache or Heady Deal?
Why is Oracle bidding for TikTok? Shyam Kumar, associate professor and director of the MBA program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, sees it as a double-edged sword. “This deal is a question mark from Oracle’s standpoint,” Kumar said. “They have benefitted…
WeChat, TikTok Ban ‘Signals U.S., Chinese Internets Drifting Apart,’ and this is Bad for the Global Economy
With the Trump administration ban of WeChat and TikTok, Research Professor Kislaya Prasad can explain why this signals “the U.S. and Chinese Internets are drifting apart” and why this “is bad for the world.” Prasad is Academic Director of the…
International political economist available to comment on Trump administration’s TikTok, WeChat ban
The Trump administration announced today that it would bar the Chinese-owned mobile apps WeChat and TikTok from U.S. app stores as of Sunday. These two popular services are used by more than 100 million people in the United States. Sarah…
Can the government completely ban an application from its users? Not exactly.
In recent days, President Donald Trump announced a U.S. ban Tik Tok, an extremely popular application that features short videos where their creators often dance or lip-sync to viral audio clips. Trump issued the ban because U.S. officials have become…
Rutgers Toxicologist Warns About TikTok “Benadryl Challenge” Sending Teens to the ER
Diane Calello, executive and medical director of the New Jersey Poison Center and professor at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, is available to comment on the “Benadryl Challenge” in which young TikTok users encourage each other to take the allergy drug…
Consumers find third-party use of personal location data privacy violations, study shows
New research from the University of Notre Dame showed that people are nuanced about how their location is tracked.
TikTok faces uncertain future and national security concerns among experts
The uncertain future facing the Chinese-owned social media company TikTok and its potential sale to an American company could alleviate national security concerns about access to American user data, says Virginia Tech expert Mike Horning. Quoting Horning “The growth of…
TikTok ban reasonable given the threat of Chinese surveillance
The House of Representatives voted this week to ban TikTok from government-issued devices amid concerns that the Chinese-owned social media company’s access to U.S. data poses a national security threat. Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell University, studies misinformation…
UCI expert can comment on U.S. government and TikTok
Peter Krapp, professor of film & media studies at the University of California, Irvine, is an expert on Internet culture, privacy and cybersecurity. “TikTok was trying to show its independence to avoid a U.S. ban, but conversely this week, Google, Twitter…