CheckMyNews

CheckMyNews: Monitor Facebook Posts for Systemic Biases

CheckMyNews is a tool developed by academics to monitor and measure systemic biases in the quality of information users receive on Facebook from news medias. It collects information about the content users receive on their timeline, without collecting personal comments or sharing data.

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By: adimpact.slide.lig

Users: 54

-3

Rating: 3.67

(3)

Version: 0.0.0.19 (Last updated: 2024-06-05)

Creation date: 2022-02-12

Permissions:

http://www.facebook.com/*
https://www.facebook.com/*
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
storage
tabs

Size: 1.52M

Email: ad*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 83,682 ▼ 2,065

Other rankings

#6081 in Social Networking ▲ 245 #85 in receive keyword 19 ▲ 11 #171 in data privacy keyword 75 ▲ 21 #246 in technology keyword 1 ▲ 12 #273 in study keyword 4 ▲ 17

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

O aplicativo funcionou normalmente no meu facebook. Achei muito bom e um tipo de serviço essencial no Brasil, visto todas as fakenews que estamos sujeitos nessas eleições!

Karen Komuro, 2022-09-01

Fica travado no concordo ou não concordo., mesmo depois de logado no facebook

Mauricio Montel, 2022-08-24

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Extension safety

Risk impact

CheckMyNews requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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