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Facebook shuts the gate after the horse has bolted, and hurts real research in the process

Author Affiliations
Queensland University of Technology, Aarhus University, Instituto de Estudos Avançados da Universidade de São Paulo, Loughborough University, ...
Year2018
Citations73

Abstract

In reaction to the Cambridge Analytica controversy, Facebook has recently announced a substantial tightening of access restrictions to the APIs of Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms it owns. Researchers at leading international research organisations are deeply concerned about collateral impacts of the new API access rules. Here is why.
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