Meta’s decision to shut down CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community in tracking disinformation, has been widely criticized — particularly considering the elections taking place globally in 2024.
Now, just days after Meta officially discontinued the tool, the EU has questions about how the company intends to meet its “obligations” under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to allow outside researchers access to its data. Meta has until 6 September to reply. Here’s more from @engadget.