Kaitlyn Dowling

Jul 9, 2024 | proofnews.org | Sarah Gotfredsen |Kaitlyn Dowling |Julia Angwin |Annie Gilbertson

The U.S. elections are less than five months away, and the public has less visibility than ever before into political messaging on Facebook and Instagram. In August, Meta is shutting down CrowdTangle, a popular social media monitoring tool used to track misinformation on Facebook and Instagram. The company says its replacement, the Meta Content Library (MCL), is a better tool for researchers.

Jul 9, 2024 | cjr.org | Sarah Gotfredsen |Kaitlyn Dowling

This piece has been copublished with Proof News. The US elections are less than five months away, and the public has less visibility than ever into political messaging on Facebook and Instagram. In August, Meta is shutting down CrowdTangle, a popular social media monitoring tool used to track misinformation on Facebook and Instagram. The company says its replacement, the Meta Content Library (MCL), is a better tool for researchers.