Twitter Data Collector

This Chrome extension collects data from Twitter for our study on the effects of Twitter's algorithm.
What is Twitter Data Collector?
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].

Extension stats

Users: 68 ▲ 2
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.5 (Last updated: 2023-02-05)
Creation date: 2022-02-16
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • scripting
  • webRequest
Host permissions:
  • *://twitter.com/*
  • *://twitter-monitor.azurewebsites.net/*
Size: 29.15K

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Extension summary

This Chrome extension collects data from Twitter for our research study on the effects of Twitter's personalization algorithm. The link to this extension is only shared with participants who have consented to being in the study. The study is being conducted by researchers at UC Berkeley and was approved by IRB review under the Committee for Protection of Human Subjects protocol ID number 2021-09-14618. If you have any questions about this study, you can email us at [email protected].

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!
by 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 likelihood

Twitter Data Collector has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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