Why you need this course

Investigating TikTok (95 minutes)

Grow your social media OSINT capabilities with MOT's brand new course on investigating TikTok. No matter your current skill level, this course will elevate your proficiency in locating, extracting, and analyzing data from one of the world's most popular social media platforms.

Using only your web browser and free tools, learn how to locate and harvest data from the TikTok web platform (both visible and hidden), as well as proven techniques for locating the profiles and content of interest in your investigation.

The Reach of TikTok
Learn who uses TikTok, where it's most popular, and what types of data you can expect to find, setting the stage for effective investigations.

Dive Into User Profiles
Discover available data on user profiles, uncover hidden (yet accessible) information, and master techniques to scrape and harvest data, including follower/following lists with a free tool. Gain insights on utilizing MOT's free bookmarklets, specifically designed to access critical information effortlessly.

Explore Content Analysis
Learn how to pinpoint, examine, and capture crucial data from posts, including videos, comments, and hidden details that are often overlooked.

Search Techniques
Go beyond TikTok's own search capabilities with strategies for leveraging search engines to uncover information that TikTok searches might miss.

Transform Your Social Media Investigations
This course isn't just about TikTok; the methodologies taught can be applied universally across all your social media investigations.

What You'll Learn

  • Complete understanding of TikTok as a platform for OSINT.
  • Proficiency in extracting and analyzing user profile data.
  • Skills in content analysis and advanced search techniques.
  • Ability to apply these methods across various social media platforms.


This course promises a solid foundation and advanced insights into social media research that are crucial for any OSINT professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Earn 1 CPE/CEU for completing this course.

  • Griffin Glynn authored and teaches this course.

  • This course consists of online videos accessible from mobile app and/or web browser.

  • This course is included in the All OSINT Course bundles or for individual purchase.

  • A course completion certificate is automatically provided to students finishing this course.

  • To successfully complete this course, you must have access to the internet and a modern web browser.