Today at 1:00PM ET | From Open to Opaque: Shedding Light on the Impact of Meta’s Imminent CrowdTangle Shutdown

Register to watch live today at 1:00 pm ET: From Open to Opaque: Shedding Light on the Impact of Meta’s Imminent CrowdTangle Shutdown Problems viewing this email? [View it in your browser]( [Center for American Progress]( Today at 1:00PM ET From Open to Opaque Shedding Light on the Impact of Meta's Imminent CrowdTangle Shut Down Aug 12, 2024 Center for American Progress | Online 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST [REGISTER TO JOIN LIVESTREAM]( OPENING RemarkS [U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons]( (D-DE) Moderator [Megan Shahi]( Director of Technology Policy, Center for American Progress PANELISTS [Davey Alba]( Technology Reporter, Bloomberg News [Brandi Geurkink]( Executive Director, Coalition for Independent Technology Research [Nathan Doctor]( Senior Digital Methods Manager, Institute for Strategic Dialogue [Priyanjana Bengani]( Senior Research Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University If you have questions for our panel, please submit them on Twitter using the hashtag [#CAPEvents]( or [via email](mailto:CAPeventquestions@americanprogress.org). CrowdTangle—set to be discontinued on August 14, 2024—is a critical tool employed by a vast network of journalists, researchers, and election observers to scrutinize the flow of information across Meta’s platforms during critical periods, especially elections. Despite numerous unanswered calls from government, civil society, and academia to delay CrowdTangle’s shut down to after the U.S. election and simultaneously improve functionality of its replacement, Meta will proceed with walking back transparency and erecting yet another barrier to the preservation of information integrity, accountability, and trust in platforms [when it is needed most](. Please join the Center for American Progress online for an illuminating conversation into what this means for the technology policy landscape during this critical period. The event will feature opening remarks from U.S. Senator Chris Coons followed by a panel highlighting the wide-ranging implications to journalists, researchers, academics, and more. Aug 12, 2024 Center for American Progress | Online 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST [Closed-captioned-enabled video will be posted following the conclusion of the event.]( [Support CAP]( [Manage Email Preferences]( [Privacy Policy]( [Terms & Conditions]( [Center for American Progress]( Center for American Progress 1333 H Street NW Washington, D.C. 20005 [supporter]