F8 Refresh | Supporting academic research on Facebook
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Facebook Open Research & Transparency releases three datasets so far (URL shares with >100 reshares, civic product engagement, US 2020 ad targeting) and runs a researcher platform (virtual clean room) with vetted academics, limited API endpoints, and plans to ship a researcher API exposing US public pages groups events and post-level data regardless of follower count. Data sharing uses aggregation and differential privacy; Raj Chetty’s team analyzes anonymized, aggregated Facebook network measures to link social capital to geographic differences in economic mobility.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 2:36Product Roadmap
- 3:51Protect User Privacy while Supporting Researchers at Scale
- 5:11Researcher Api
- 8:01How Did You Become Interested in Using Facebook Data for Your Research
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