TikTok recently settled a class action lawsuit with 92 million dollars. The lawsuit was initially posed due to concerns about TikTok’s privacy policies. However, this wasn’t the first time TikTok faced issues regarding its privacy notices. In this week’s edition of “Bridging the Gap,” producer Teresa Yen discusses TikTok’s privacy scandals, and how it affects […]
New Domains: UW Grad Student Teaches Astrobiology on TikTok
In July of 2020, UW Madison grad student and astrobiologist Lena Vincent started posting videos to her TikTok account. She has now reached over 65 thousand followers. This week on New Domains, I speak with Lena about how she started using the music and video based social media app to teach others about astrobiology and […]
New Domains: Wisconsin DNR Branches Out on TikTok
TikTok has quickly become one of the top social media apps for young people. But accounts representing local and state government are rare on the video sharing platform. One of the few success stories is the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. We spoke with Katie Grant, the Digital Communications Section Chief of the WI DNR, […]
What’s the Word: TikTok
Last week both the President and Secretary of State hinted at the possibility of banning TikTok—one of the most popular social media apps—from the U.S. This week on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster looks into the history of this social media platform, as well as why the U.S. government seems to be so keen on […]
