Meta to abandon social media tracking tool CrowdTangle

On 14 March, Meta announced it would abandon CrowdTangle, saying the tool will no longer be available after August 14, 2024. While most people have never heard of CrowdTangle, among journalists the tool is considered essential. Its popularity largely depends on the ability to monitor social media activity around important elections.

This makes the timing of the change a bit awkward to say the least. Not just in the US, but in many countries around the world there are …

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