Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

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Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time

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CrowdTangle helps researchers track disinformation, but Meta will close it down before the US election. The tool's cofounder, Brandon Silverman, says it's time to force companies to share data. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.
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