European researchers want to study social media’s harms but can’t get the data
European researchers have legal rights under EU law to examine social media platforms for potential harms, but major tech companies like TikTok, X, and Meta are restricting access by controlling which researchers can study their data. This gatekeeping is preventing comprehensive independent research into the negative impacts of social media despite regulatory frameworks designed to enable such scrutiny.
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European researchers want to study social media’s harms but can’t get the data
European researchers have legal rights under EU law to examine social media platforms for potential harms, but major tech companies like TikTok, X, and Meta are restricting access by controlling which researchers can study their data. This gatekeeping is preventing comprehensive independent research into the negative impacts of social media despite regulatory frameworks designed to enable such scrutiny.
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