TY - JOUR
T1 - Platform-controlled social media APIs threaten Open Science
AU - Davidson, Brittany I.
AU - Wischerath, Darja
AU - Racek, Daniel
AU - Parry, Douglas A.
AU - Godwin, Emily
AU - Hinds, Joanne
AU - van der Linden, Dirk
AU - Roscoe, Jonathan F.
AU - Ayravainen, Laura
AU - Cork, Alicia
PY - 2023/11/2
Y1 - 2023/11/2
N2 - Social media data enable insights into human behavior. Researchers can access these data via platform-provided Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), but these come with restrictive usage-terms that mean studies cannot be reproduced or replicated. Platform-owned APIs hinder access, transparency, and scientific knowledge.
AB - Social media data enable insights into human behavior. Researchers can access these data via platform-provided Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), but these come with restrictive usage-terms that mean studies cannot be reproduced or replicated. Platform-owned APIs hinder access, transparency, and scientific knowledge.
U2 - 10.1038/s41562-023-01750-2
DO - 10.1038/s41562-023-01750-2
M3 - Comment/debate (Academic Journal)
C2 - 37919445
SN - 2397-3374
VL - 7
SP - 2054
EP - 2057
JO - Nature Human Behaviour
JF - Nature Human Behaviour
ER -