Twitter Data Collector

This Chrome extension collects data from Twitter for our study on the effects of Twitter's algorithm.

Twitter Data Collector | Chrome Extension

Twitter Data Collector is a Chrome extension that collects data from Twitter for our research study on the effects of Twitter's personalization algorithm. The study is being conducted by researchers at UC Berkeley and was approved by IRB review. Learn more about the study and contact us at [email protected].

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Extension stats

By: effects-of-twitter-algo

Users: 56

Rating: 5.00

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Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2023-02-05)

Creation date: 2022-02-16

Permissions:

scripting
webRequest

Host permissions:

*://twitter.com/*
*://twitter-monitor.azurewebsites.net/*

Size: 29.15K

Email: ef*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 84,947 ▲ 358

Other rankings

#6053 in Social Networking ▲ 295

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

fantastic extension! It just blocks out my twitter by showing "collecting tweets..." on my screen so I cannot access my twitter. Thanks for saving me from my twitter addiction!

Fake Dou, 2022-03-09

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Twitter Data Collector 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

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Twitter Data Collector. Use it at your own risk.

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