Under the Twitter streetlight: How data scarcity distorts research

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As part of our #LeftOnRead campaign, several researchers testified to the reluctance of online platforms to provide useful data. Many resort to studying Twitter, which is more accommodating than most.

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  • TitelUnder the Twitter streetlight: How data scarcity distorts research
    Mate van erkenningInternational
    Media naam/outletAlgorithmWatch
    MediatypeWeb
    Land/RegioGermany
    Release datum13/08/20
    BeschrijvingAs part of our #LeftOnRead campaign, several researchers testified to the reluctance of online platforms to provide useful data. Many resort to studying Twitter, which is more accommodating than most.
    Producent / auteurNicolas Kayser-Bril
    URLhttps://algorithmwatch.org/en/story/data-access-researchers-left-on-read/
    PersonenAna Pop Stefanija