Tech giants accused of blocking EU researcher data access

TikTok, X, and Meta face accusations of violating the EU's Digital Services Act by refusing to provide platform data required by law to researchers. Without API access, researchers cannot track coordinated disinformation campaigns or properly study social media harms.

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European Researchers Say Big Tech Is Blocking Access to Their Data

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Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers www.wired.com/story/europe... EU law gives researchers unprecedented rights to scrutinize social media data. Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta impede their attempts to look inside.