Hey #polcom community: @Jorgo47, I and other researchers will talk to the EU Advisory Group of , & managers tomorrow about Digital Platform Transparency/Data Access. Since we’re all in this together: What issues & questions should we put on the table?
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Hypothetical - "I am a Master's/PhD/Academic interested in researching the public Facebook page "Mental Health Support", I want to analyse their community support strategies and content -facebook.com/letsbementalhe - how can I analyse this important network?
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Well in the U.S. we recently had this ruling regarding scraping data from Linkedin: theverge.com/2019/9/10/2085
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So with the current trajectory etc are going to be creating a system where scraping is promoted, within which it's much more likely sensitive data will be taken, rather than allowing an API for public content.
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One issue I've noticed over and over is that a young company will provide a robust API that invites developers. Developers come and help promote the company's products by providing more powerful tools. Company grows and then starts restricting the API or cuts features.