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Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry

Meta has been bombarded by academics, researchers, politicians and regulators about a tool called CrowdTangle, which most people probably haven’t heard of. It’s been used to investigate the spread of violence, political disinformation and false narratives on Facebook and Instagram.

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/nx-s1-5074143/meta-shutters-tool-used-to-fight-disinformation-despite-outcry