Two years ago, Meta killed CrowdTangle. Can a new AI tool fill the void?

In 2024, Meta shuttered CrowdTangle, a tool used to track how content spread across Facebook and Instagram. The portal was an essential tool for journalists, fact-checkers, and researchers, who used it for more than a decade to monitor viral content — and the spread of misinformation. CrowdTangle’s end came slowly. Meta disinvested in the tool over...