On a huge election year for the world, Meta will shut down CrowdTangle, it's tool for election integrity observers without replacement

3 years ago by Kalistia to c/technology

Mozilla is a global nonprofit dedicated to keeping the Internet a global public resource that is open and accessible to all.

This is quite concerning

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kae 135 points 3 years ago

This a huge step back for transparency with Meta (shocker). Access to this data is important for a variety of reasons, and using the recent EU laws as an excuse is deplorable (again, shocker from Meta).

It's clear the data companies were left alone for too long to rule the schoolyard. It's going to take some time to treat them and others what decorum looks like without throwing an absolute hissy fit.

Here's hoping the EU, which seems to be the only teacher on the playground willing to discipline anyone, will set them straight.

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melpomenesclevage -33 points 3 years ago

Tear the government down, start from scratch.

As a bonus; we also solve the problem with having police.

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Serinus 27 points 3 years ago

I can't wait to become the United States of Walmart. Thanks for that.

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