Hi David, Fellow Texan here currently writing 2 papers on TikTok and teaching about/with it in my courses. It's beyond frustrating. Our university (University of North Texas) has said we can submit an exemption request for "legitimate purposes," but I haven't done it yet (this all conveniently happened right before winter break). You might see what UTA is doing in terms of exceptions for researchers. In terms of teaching, I plan to download the videos (from my partner's laptop since the only laptop I have is university-owned) and embed them directly into my slides so that I'm not accessing the platform from campus computers or networks. My students are researching the platform for class this semester and since most of them don't have university-owned laptops & they all have phones, they can do this work from home, but I'm going to have to be mindful that they can't access the platform from the library etc. and make accommodations if needed Anyway, this is my "for now" plan until I can figure out how to get a "legitimate purpose" exemption from the university, hopefully! Best, jac *Dr. Jacqueline Ryan * *Vickery* (*s**he/her/hers)* Associate Professor & Graduate Director - Department of Media Arts Director of Research - Youth Media Lab @ UNT <https://mediaarts.unt.edu/about-us/youth-media-lab> University of North Texas https://www.jrvickery.com/