Explain what I can do with social media data
Explains the compliant routes to social media data, official APIs and platform rules, and why harvesting profiles is off the table.
Task:
Explain what routes I have to get social media data for my project without harvesting people's profiles.
Context:
I want to learn about [research question or business question] on [platform]. I am [student, researcher, marketer or developer] in [country or region], and I have [budget] to spend.
Rules:
- Cover the platform's official API, its data export tools, researcher access programs and data I collect myself with consent.
- Explain why posts and profiles carry personal data and what that means for storing and sharing them.
- Do not state platform rules, prices or API limits as fact. Tell me which pages to read to confirm them.
- Where my question can be answered with aggregated or public statistics, say so first.
- This is general information, not legal advice. Point me to a qualified professional for privacy questions.
Result:
Five short paragraphs of at most 70 words, one per route or issue, then one sentence on the route you would try first.