The short-video app TikTok made its research software available to researchers in Europe on Thursday. This is as the new EU rules forcing Big Tech to do more to monitor online material come into effect.
“TikTok is proactively rolling out its Research API ahead of further technical guidance and launching a commercial content library ahead of the DSA compliance deadline,” TikTok said in a statement.
“All researchers will need to have their own TikTok for Developers account and be located in the United States or Europe to access our Research API.”
One of the 19 websites and search engines that will be subject to stricter regulations starting in August under the Digital Services Act is TikTok, which is a subsidiary of the Chinese technology giant ByteDance.
Earlier this year, the platform made the first iteration of its Research API available to American university researchers.
On Thursday, TikTok also made its commercial content API available to researchers.
