Introduction to TikTok Methodologies

This editorial introduces the collection of papers in the Cultural Science Journal Special Section on ‘TikTok Methodologies’. Based on a Symposium of the same name that was hosted by the TikTok Cultures Research Network in July 2021, this collection includes three journal articles outlining the practice, praxis, and pragmatics of conducting research on and about TikTok, and a research commentary reflecting on the challenges in conceptualizing and operationalizing a TikTok project. The editorial opens by reflecting on some recent trends in TikTok scholarship, and closes with a brief introduction to the Special Section.