Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company)

Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company:

Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta’s decision to close it in an election year, and more  —  Meta announced this month that in August it will be closing CrowdTangle, the platform monitoring tool the company bought in 2016.