Save Facebook transparency!

In 2016, we didn't see what was happening on social media until it was too late. In 2024, we may never find out―unless Facebook reverses its decision to shut down CrowdTangle.

Pamela, Remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where the Trump campaign used shady data practices to feed microtargeted lies to select Facebook users? Remember when "fake news" meant viral lies like "the pope endorses Donald Trump," and not "news Donald Trump doesn't like"? We only found out about that scandal because of a key transparency tool called CrowdTangle. And now Facebook is out to shut it down just months before the 2024 election. Tell Facebook: Save CrowdTangle! Don't shut down this key transparency service right before the election! With AI garbage flooding the public commons, it's more important than ever for journalists and researchers to be able to see what's going viral on social media platforms. In 2016, we didn't see what was happening on social media until it was too late. In 2024, we may never find out―unless Facebook reverses its decision to shut down CrowdTangle. Tell Facebook: Protect our democracy! Save CrowdTangle! Thank you, Mike Phelan Progress America ADD YOUR NAME Paid for by Progress America, a project of Strategy & Hustle   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.