Software developed by a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to help journalists verify content on social media is also being used to monitor the videos and images viewed by reporters who use the tool. But the Guardian has established that data acquired through the Verify plugin is also being used by Storyful to actively monitor what its clients are seeing on social media. The incoming social media browsing data has been turned into an internal feed at the company that updates in real time. The channel, called #verify-notifications, displays a constantly updated list of videos and pictures being viewed on social media. By using the Verify extension to automatically collect and monitor content other journalists are looking at on social media, Storyful can spot potentially lucrative videos and pictures that have been discovered by other reporters.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2018 15:57 UTC