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 2.10. Other social media

Last modified by Salla-M Laaksonen on 2024/09/16 19:36
  1. 4CAT
    • The Capture and Analysis Toolkit by Digital Methods Initiative UvA is a tool that can be used to scrape incoming posts on various forums, image boards and web platforms (including Reddit, Instagram and Telegram)  and then process them for further analysis.
    • You need to run your own instance in order to use the tool (on a server or on your own computer), see instructions and download code in the GitHub repository 
    • Added: 18.11.2021. Verified: 17.11.2022
  2. Zeeschuimer
    1. Zeeschuimer is a browser extension for Firefox. It monitors internet traffic while you are browsing a social media site, and collects data about the items you see in a platform's web interface for later systematic analysis
    2. Available platforms (on Nov 21st 2023): TikTok, Instagram (posts only), Twitter, LinkedIn, 9gag, Imgur, Douyin
    3. Data can be exported as a JSON file or exported to a 4CAT instance for analysis and storage.
    4. More information and detailed instructions in their wiki.
    5. Added: 21.11.2023. Verified 16.9.2024.
  3. Meta Threads
  4. Twitch
    • Twitcher Collector and Analysis tools developed in the Dariah-Fi research infrastructure project. Can be used to collect, analyze and visualize Twitch chat data. No coding skills required.