These interviews, commentaries and press mentions feature members of the TikTok Cultures Research Network.
This page was last updated May 2023
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Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC Everyday. “Why TikTok users are making thirst trap memes after CEO Shou Zi Chew’s congressional hearing” (28 March 2023)
Tom Divon quoted in VICE. “Why Do People Believe Everything They Watch on TikTok?” (6 February 2023)
Christian Ilbury quoted in Vice. “Why Does Everyone on TikTok Use the Same Weird Voice?” (29 March 2023)
2023
- Tom Divon quoted in i newspaper. “Mizzy’s viral videos show the flaws with TikTok’s AI moderation system” (23 May 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC Everyday. “The ADHD diagnosis wave: is TikTok overselling neurodivergence? (Part 1)” (17 May 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in The Future Of. “Episode 108: TikTok | Prof Crystal Abidin” (16 May 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in RTR FM. “How ‘TeachTok’ is helping educators connect with students on social media” (4 April 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Education Review. “‘Teach Tok’: when teachers become social media influencers” (4 April 2023)
- Milovan Savic quoted in On the Record: RTR FM. “What the widening TikTok ban says about geopolitical relationships” (30 March 2023)
- Christian Ilbury quoted in Vice. “Why Does Everyone on TikTok Use the Same Weird Voice?” (29 March 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC Everyday. “Why TikTok users are making thirst trap memes after CEO Shou Zi Chew’s congressional hearing” (28 March 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Business Insider. “Wall Street said TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew had a ‘disaster’ day in Congress — but the app’s users are loving him” (24 March 2023)
- Milovan Savic quoted in RRR. “Byte Into IT – 22 March 2023” (22 March 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in The Atlantic. “Please get me out of dead dog TikTok” (20 March 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC Radio Pacific Beat. “What TikTok’s new Bold Glamour filter means for Pacific users” (16 March 2023)
- Tom Divon quoted in Raconteur. “How TikTok’s bad influencers are hurting businesses” (15 March 2023)
- Tom Divon quoted in Haaretz. “משפיעניות הרשת נותנות קול לאישה הערבייה. לפעמים זה נגמר ברצח (Arab Influencers allow women’s voice; it might end up in murder)“(7 March 2023)
- Milovan Savic quoted in ABC News Australia. “White House sets deadline for purging TikTok from federal devices | The World” (28 February 2023)
- Milovan Savic quoted in 9 News. “Le dollar bean and accountants: The rise of algospeak and shadowbanning explained” (20 February 2023)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in The Guardian. “Broadcasting your breakfast: TikTokers obsess over morning routines” (19 February 2023)
- Tom Divon quoted in VICE. “Why Do People Believe Everything They Watch on TikTok?” (6 February 2023)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in Business Insider. “How TikTok beat Instagram” (2 February 2023)
- Tom Divon quoted in Moment. “The Good, the Bad and the Algorithm: Navigating antisemitism on TikTok” (10 January 2023)
- Tom Divon quoted in The Marker. “ה1מ1, אונ0, אנ1רק0יה: הילדים מצאו שיטה לעקוף את הצנזורה בטיקטוק (“H0m0; S3X; spicy eggplant”: TikTokers who use Algo Speak)” (5 January 2023)
2022
- Tom Divon quoted in The Times of Israel. “Institutional let-down: A wake-up call” (August 31 2022)
- Daniela Jaramillo-Dent interviewed in Culture & Inequality Podcast. “Music, social media and migration” (2022, May 16).
- Tom Divon quoted in Time “Why You’re Seeing So Many Johnny Depp Defenders on TikTok” (April 29 2022)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in Insider “Experts explain the real impact TikTok’s new policies around state-controlled media might have” (16 March 2022)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Sydney Morning Herald “TikTok takes on climate as new social activism sweeps the net” (20 February 2022)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Sydney Morning Herald “‘TikTok is basically in control’: How clothing ‘hauls’ run teen fashion.“ (30 January 2022)
- Tom Divon quoted in Haaretz “דור ה-Z מנציח את השואה בדרך שלו. לרובנו זה בוודאי יגרום אי נוחות עזה (Generation Z commemorates the Holocaust in its own way. For most of us, it will surely cause some intense discomfort)” (27 January 2022)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in The Age “Posting positive: The viral crazy splitting TikTok” (04 January 2022)
2021
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC Radio Melbourne “Fashion Influencers and TikTok hauls.” (15 November 2021)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in “No tengo la misma repercusión en otras redes”. Por qué a la gente con discapacidad le va mejor en TikTok [“I don’t have the same impact on other networks.” Why People With Disabilities Do Better On TikTok]” EL PAÍS (30 September 2021)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC South West WA: “Hopes TikTok road safety campaign can save young drivers after horror year on regional WA roads.” (17 August 2021)
- Diana Zulli quoted in CNN “The heroines of ‘RushTok’ received their bids. Here’s why we were so invested in TikTok’s sorority recruitment.” (17 August 2021)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC South West WA: “Why are marketers running public awareness campaigns on TikTok?” (13 August 2021)
- Jonathon Hutchinson quoted in BBC World News Live: “Sports Report, The TikTok Olympics.” (8 August 2021)
- Jonathon Hutchinson quoted in South China Morning Post: “The TikTok-Tokyo Olympics: how athletes like Tom Daley and Liu Shiwen became social media influencers at a Games with no fans.” (5 August 2021)
- Jonathon Hutchinson quoted in BBC News: “Tokyo 2020: TikTok becomes the unofficial behind-the-scenes Olympic channel.” (4 August 2021)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in ABC 4Corners: “TikTok: Data mining, discrimination and dangerous content on the world’s most popular app.” (26 July 2021)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in ABC News: “The TikTok Spiral.” (26 July 2021)
- Clare Southerton quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald: “‘I’ve never had so much work’: the young Aussies getting rich on TikTok.” (5 July 2021)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Good Weekend: “‘I’ve never had so much work’: the young Aussies getting rich on TikTok.” (2 July 2021)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Print Screen: “Internet Ethnographer and researcher Crystal Abidin talks on TikTok and Douyin, Social Video virality and the social relationships extended through the networked body.” (22 March 2021)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in China Echo: “Season 3 Episode 4.” (15 March 2021)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Aruma: “TikTok: The good, the bad and the ugly.” (11 February 2021)
2020
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Financial Times: “TikTok, drag queens and Sarah Cooper: The rise and rise of lip-syncing.” (5 November 2020)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in 7News Sunrise Live: “TikTok Content Moderation.” (12 September 2020)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in Euronews Live: “TikTok Content Moderation.” (10 September 2020)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in Business Insider: “Experts dissected TikTok’s algorithm and say a US buyer will struggle to replicate its magic.” (7 September 2020)
- Milovan Savic quoted in Debugger: “Why You Can’t Look Away from TikTok.” (6 August 2020)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in 悉尼郵報: “不加入美印澳封殺陣營！菲律賓總統府：沒理由禁TikTok 新加坡用戶大增 (Do not join the US, India and Australia banned camp! The Presidential Palace of the Philippines: There is no reason to ban TikTok, Singapore users increase).” (4 August 2020)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in 中央通讯社: “外界憂安全及隱私問題 TikTok新加坡用戶卻大增 (External concerns about security and privacy issues, but TikTok Singapore’s users surge).” 4 August 2020.
- Crystal Abidin quoted in The Straits Times: “More TikTok users in Singapore amid Covid-19 even as concerns mount over security and privacy issues.” (4 August 2020)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in Triple J Hack: “How TikTok’s Influencing music.” (28 July 2020)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in Protocol: “How TikTok responds to controversy: With more educational videos.” (15 June 2020)
- Milovan Savic quoted in UpStart: “TikTok: Gen Z and the art of political expression.” (10 June 2020)
- D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye quoted in ABC Sunday Morning Radio: “TikTok Use During COVID19.” (April 26, 2020)
2019
- Crystal Abidin quoted in The Organization for World Peace: “TikTok Activism: Teen Uses TikTok App To Shine A Light On Persecution of Uighurs In China.” (19 December 2019)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in Austrian Broadcasting Corporation: “Der Aufstand der Mädchen auf TikTok.” (27 November 2019)
- Crystal Abidin quoted in ABC News: “Students are fighting climate change, one TikTok video at a time.” (19 September 2019)
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