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CrowdTangle closed. The questions newsrooms asked it didn't
Meta shut down CrowdTangle on 14 August 2024. Its replacement, Meta Content Library, is only open to approved researchers at academic and nonprofit institutions, so most newsrooms can't use it. The questions remain: how is a story being received online, and is the mood shifting?
Public Mood is a different kind of product. We don't give you a monitoring tool; we deliver a finished, fact-checked analysis of one specific story or topic within 3 working days.
| CrowdTangle | Meta Content Library | Public Mood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Closed. Meta shut CrowdTangle down on 14 Aug 2024Source: CrowdTangle Help Center, AP News, 14 Aug 2024 | Only researchers at qualified academic or nonprofit institutions, who apply via ICPSR at the University of Michigan. Most news outlets are excludedSource: CrowdTangle Help Center, Columbia Journalism Review | Anyone. Newsrooms, comms teams, agencies and brands; first analysis free (one per email domain) |
| Platforms | Facebook and InstagramSource: AP News, 14 Aug 2024 | Public content on Facebook and InstagramSource: CrowdTangle Help Center, Columbia Journalism Review | All platforms included; we choose the mix for each story, including public Facebook pages and Instagram accounts |
| What you get | A tool to monitor public posts and how they spreadSource: AP News, 14 Aug 2024 | A research tool and API for searching public contentSource: CrowdTangle Help Center | A finished, fact-checked analysis with a verdict, delivered within 3 working days |
| Real-time | Used for rapid-response monitoring while it existedSource: Columbia Journalism Review | Not stated on the pages checked | No, a defined period |
| Price | No longer available | Not stated on the pages checked | From €249/month |
When CrowdTangle-style tools fit better
If you need real-time, minute-by-minute monitoring of what is spreading right now, a live monitoring tool fits better. We analyse a defined period; we don't watch around the clock.
Public Mood fits when you want a finished, verified answer to "what do people think about this story or topic?", with no tool to learn.
We only analyse publicly available content: posts and comments anyone can see without being invited. Private messages, private profiles, closed groups and private channels are never included, on any platform.
Sources
- CrowdTangle Help Center, checked October 2026
- AP News, 14 Aug 2024, checked October 2026
- Columbia Journalism Review, checked October 2026
CrowdTangle and Meta are trademarks of Meta Platforms; Public Mood is not affiliated with Meta.