Am I allowed to use personal data from social media in my research?
Researchers are keen to use information from social media. But can you just freely collect data from social media platforms?
You may think that because people have decided to post the information themselves, it is no longer subject to the rules on data protection. However, this is not the case. Read more about the rules in the article here.
The article has been published before, but because we are regularly asked about this issue, we have decided to publish the article again.
GDPR tip: Am I allowed to use personal data from social media in my research?