MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive Interesting to compare this to government dismay when Meta shut down CrowdTangle; apparently government hates being held to account by third parties: Enda Leahy, the Courtsdesk chief executive […sa…

MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
https://alecmuffett.com/article/144862
#CourtsDesk #CrowdTangle #censorship

Another day, another example of the Meta Content Library being a disappointment, and an active hinderance to trust and safety research.

I'm on a little side-quest right now, analyzing the content of the major Polish presidential candidates on Instagram.

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#Meta #MetaContentLibrary #CrowdTangle

Independent Researchers and Journalists Mourn the Loss of CrowdTangle | TechPolicy.Press Rebecca Rand listened in to a unique "funeral" for a piece of software that enabled important research and scrutiny of social media data.

For this episode of the Tech Policy Press podcast, audio reporter Rebecca Rand crashed a funeral... for #CrowdTangle, software that allowed journalists and independent researchers to get important insights into social media. #Meta pulled the plug on it in August.

Never Post A podcast about and for the internet, hosted by Mike Rugnetta

Oh! Nice to hear @davekarpf.bsky.social on @neverpo.st!

#CrowdTangle #RIP

pca.st/podcast/bb3a...

Episode 5: CrowdTangle closure and what it means for researchers with Axel Bruns Episode · Read Them Sideways · In this episode of Read Them Sideways, your host Dr Sebastian Svegaard chats with Professor Axel Bruns, the leader of the Digital Publics research group at the Digital M...

🎙️ Speaking of podcasts, I'm also on Ep. 5 of the @qutdmrc@mas.to's new podcast series Read Them Sideways (geddit ? :-), talking to @svegaard.bsky.social about Meta's closure of #CrowdTangle.

Available through Spotify etc. – and check out the other episodes too:
open.spotify.com/episode/1PWq...

Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms shut down CrowdTangle, a tool widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations and journalists to monitor social media posts.

“For years, #CrowdTangle has represented an industry best practice for real-time platform transparency. It has become a lifeline for understanding how #disinformation, hate speech, and voter suppression spread on Facebook, undermining civic discourse and democracy,” apnews.com/article/meta...

EU presses Meta on plans after disinformation tracker axed The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.

EU presses Meta on plans after disinformation tracker axed
techxplore.com/news/2024-08...
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
#CrowdTangle

🚨 The European Commission demands more details from Meta about its Content Library tool and API under the DSA, following Meta's move to deprecate CrowdTangle. Scrutiny intensifies on Meta's transparency efforts! #Meta #DSA #EU #ContentLibrary #CrowdTangle #TechRegulation

Meta urged to answer EU questions on CrowdTangle The company's transparency tool was taken offline and replaced by others

Following Meta's decision to shut down #CrowdTangle, today the EU sent a request for info about how Meta is complying with its obligations under the DSA to give researchers access to data and on its plans to update election and civic discourse monitoring functions: www.euronews.com/next/2024/08...

Losing Meta’s transparency tool poses a threat to democracy | Global Witness The closure of Meta’s transparency tool CrowdTangle is the latest move by social media companies to restrict access to researchers, journalists and policymakers

Closure of #Meta’s transparency tool #CrowdTangle is the latest move by #SocialMedia companies to restrict access to data for researchers, journalists and policymakers.

CrowdTangle has been a leading tool to track online #Misinformation and #HateSpeech

www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/crow...

The latest move again raises serious questions about the role and the working of social media platforms.
#meta #instagram #socialmedia #fakenews #crowdtangle
Click here: stratheia.com/fake-news-bo...

The latest move again raises serious questions about the role and the working of social media platforms.
#meta #instagram #socialmedia #fakenews #crowdtangle
Click here: stratheia.com/fake-news-bo...

Meta killed CrowdTangle, an ‘invaluable’ research tool, because what it showed was inconvenient Meta has shut down CrowdTangle, the analytics tool that for years helped tens of thousands of researchers, journalists and civil society groups understand how information was spreading on Facebook and...

#Meta killed #CrowdTangle, an ‘invaluable’ research tool, because what it showed was inconvenient | www.engadget.com/big-tech/met...

Meta dá novos sinais sobre fim do CrowdTangle Ferramenta de monitoramento de redes sociais estará ativa pelo menos até novembro, mas dá sinais de enfraquecimento

Hoje, 3 anos após a Meta começar a emitir sinais de que pretendia encerrar a ferramenta, nos despedimos do #CrowdTangle. 🧵

nucleo.jor.br/curtas/2022-...

Screenshot, auf den das Aus des Social Media-Insights-Tools Crowdtangle verkündet wird

It’s a sad day.

#crowdtangle

CrowdTangle was a public insights tool from Meta to explore public content on social media. As of August 14, 2024, CrowdTangle is no longer available. Meta Content Library and Content Library API, provide useful, high-quality data to researchers. Meta Content Library was designed to help us meet new regulatory requirements for data-sharing and transparency while meeting Meta’s rigorous privacy and security standards.

#CrowdTangle is officially dead. Today is a dark day for transparency and social media research. If you have tried the new Meta Content Library, you know that it is hardly a replacement. If you haven't... well... you're in for a rough ride if you need to examine Facebook and Instagram.

On August 14, #Meta killed their leading transparency tool — right in the middle of the biggest election year ever. Go to www.ripcrowdtangle.com to learn more about the impact Meta shutting down #CrowdTangle will have on our world! #RIPCrowdTangle

Facebook is about to kill the tool we used to expose Africa-based trolls targeting the UK race riots ABC NEWS Verify used a Meta-owned tool called CrowdTangle to help up-end a disinformation operation on Facebook that was targeting the UK race riots. Now, after years of it bringing the company public...

«"He fired the whole team to save money and because of his principles … if Musk does something and gets away with it, then other companies can follow suit."»

#CrowdTangle #Facebook #Meta #investigation #socialMedia #platforms #OSINT #transparency #research

OK, I should be on ABC News Radio Sydney in a few minutes to talk about this story and the further implications of the #CrowdTangle shutdown:

Facebook is about to kill the tool we used to expose Africa-based trolls targeting the UK race riots

Facebook is about to kill the tool we used to expose Africa-based trolls targeting the UK race riots ABC NEWS Verify used a Meta-owned tool called CrowdTangle to help up-end a disinformation operation on Facebook that was targeting the UK race riots. Now, after years of it bringing the company public humiliation, Meta is killing off CrowdTangle for good.

OK, I should be on ABC News Radio Sydney in a few minutes to talk about this story and the further implications of the #CrowdTangle shutdown:

Facebook is about to kill the tool we used to expose Africa-based trolls targeting the UK race riots www.abc.net.au/news/...

And speaking of #CrowdTangle, here's a new @abcnews Verify investigation that used it to uncover disinformation networks during the recent riots in England - quoting both @marcowenjones and me ! (👋 @QUT)

Looks like "Meta for Media" hasn't quite got the message yet, BTW - it's still spruiking... 🫤

"Monitor public information with CrowdTangle. Get more transparency into how information is spreading on social media with new tools from #CrowdTangle."

Happy and/or solemn #CrowdTangle Decommissioning Day to all those who observe. May your last few requests from the big ol' Metahose be served without a hitch.

<slaps server gently> You did well, you slapdash stack of SQL scripts you. Time to rest now. 🥹

help.crowdtangle.com...

Happy and/or solemn #CrowdTangle Decommissioning Day to all those who observe. May your last few requests from the big ol' Metahose be served without a hitch.

<slaps server gently> You did well, you slapdash stack of SQL scripts you. Time to rest now. 🥹

From Open to Opaque Shedding Light on the Impact of Meta’s Imminent CrowdTangle Shutdown

〝[…] Meta will proceed with walking back transparency and erecting yet another barrier to the preservation of information integrity, accountability, and trust in platforms when it is needed most.〞

#CrowdTangle #Facebook #Meta #OSINT #transparency #socialMedia

Open Letter To Meta: Support CrowdTangle Through 2024 and Maintain CrowdTangle Approach A healthy internet requires an active, global community. Mozilla’s advocacy work brings people together from around the world to educate and fight for privacy, inclusion, literacy, and all principles ...

Keynote speaker Linda Ngari at #DH2024 points out that Meta is shutting down #CrowdTangle, a tool for combatting misinformation, in August, right before half the world conducts elections. foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns...

A group of 16 US lawmakers requests Meta delay shutting down CrowdTangle for at least six months, citing concerns about the limitations of the Meta Content Library. #Meta #CrowdTangle #USLawmakers #ContentLibrary #TechNews

Meta Is Getting Rid of CrowdTangle—and Its Replacement Isn’t as Transparent or Accessible The social media monitoring tool, which has been used to track misinformation, is set to disappear as elections take place worldwide

#Meta is turning a blind eye to the fact-checking needs of the public and journalists alike, restricting the use of an inferior replc. tool to academics before shutting down the prior open-access version, #CrowdTangle. Demand more from them!
www.cjr.org/tow_center/m...
(Petition via link in reply)

CrowdTangle: Meta schließt Analysetool, Nachfolger nicht für die Presse CrowdTangle ist seit Jahren ein wichtiges Werkzeug, das deutlich macht, was auf Facebook und Instagram stark interessiert. Damit ist nun bald Schluss.

Als würden sie einen Betrug vorbereiten.

So erinnert das Wall Street Journal an das Projekt eines US-Journalisten, das dank #CrowdTangle sichtbar gemacht hatte, daß konservative und rechte Accounts unter den erfolgreichsten #Facebook Beiträgen überrepräsentiert waren

www.heise.de/news/CrowdTa...

Meta introduces new safety features to CrowdTangle for the EU elections, addressing concerns over the tool's planned shutdown in August 2024. #Meta #CrowdTangle #EUElections #TechNews #SocialMedia #ElectionSecurity r/martechnewser