Meta shuts down the CrowdTangle research tool
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Meta shut down CrowdTangle, the free tool journalists and researchers used to track how content spread, on August 14, 2024. Dozens of groups had asked it to keep the tool running through the US election, and the European Commission demanded answers under the Digital Services Act. Its replacement is limited to academic and nonprofit researchers.
Meta’s responseMeta said its replacement, the Meta Content Library, was built to meet new regulatory requirements while protecting privacy.
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