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CrowdTangle will close August 14. Meta has argued the tool was used to generate inaccurate and incomplete reports about Facebook.
What could journalists and social scientists shed light on if they had a better view of the digital world?
October 2020 was one of the craziest news months in recent history, but you wouldn’t know it by looking in people’s Facebook feeds.
Critics say they spike fear levels in their communities unnecessarily. But they do well on Facebook.
Even the best reporters eventually get something wrong. This experiment tried to use the tools we use to spread our stories to spread our mea culpas.
Plus: Facebook is just fixing a bug (right!), labeling fake news seems to work, and lawmakers will release the Russia ads.
Facebook naprawia błąd w oprogramowaniu (naprawdę!), oznaczanie fake newsów przynosi rezultaty, a politycy podejmą kampanię przeciwko Rosji.
Patrick LaForge, who’s leading the team, says the Times hopes the new unit adds value to readers and encourages them to subscribe.