TECH CRUNCH - TikTok announced that it's developing a research API TikTok is ready to make a beta version of its platform research API available and has asked members of its Content and Safety Advisory Councils to test an early version of the API. The API aims to improve access to public and anonymized data about content and activity on its app. TikTok is also developing a content moderation API. It will give select researchers a way to evaluate TikTok’s content moderation systems and examine existing content on the app.