While criticizing social media companies for invading user privacy, some university researchers and non-profit organizations are pushing for access to the same data collected by those companies—arguing that such info is crucial to understanding how to combat domestic extremism. Researchers and activists made their case for more access to social media data at an Oct….

While criticizing social media companies for invading user privacy, some university researchers and nonprofit organizations are pushing for access to the same data collected by those companies—arguing that such info is crucial to understanding how to combat domestic extremism. Researchers and activists made their case for more access to social media data at an Oct….