Twitter Adds ‘Citizen Science’ Data Sharing Option
(Twitter Adds ‘Citizen Science’ Data Sharing)
Twitter announced a new feature today. This feature is called ‘Citizen Science’. It lets users share their public tweet data with researchers. The goal is to help scientific studies.
Users control this setting. They can choose to participate. They find the option in their account privacy settings. If they turn it on, approved researchers get access. The researchers see public tweets and profile data. This data is anonymized. User names and direct messages stay private.
This data sharing is for science only. Approved researchers must work for universities or non-profits. They must study topics like public health or environmental issues. Twitter will review who gets access. Researchers cannot use the data for advertising.
Twitter believes public conversation can help solve big problems. This tool connects researchers with real people’s public views. People can directly support studies they care about. It makes sharing data for research easier and safer.
Researchers welcome the new tool. It gives them a way to study online discussions ethically. They get data from people who agree to share. This is better than taking data without asking. It should lead to more accurate studies about society.
(Twitter Adds ‘Citizen Science’ Data Sharing)
The ‘Citizen Science’ option is available now globally. Users can find it under “Settings and privacy”, then “Privacy and safety”, and “Data sharing”. Twitter plans to add more controls later. Users can change their choice anytime.
