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ANALYSIS
Are there any types of analysis or data transformation processes that are not permitted by the social media platforms?
PUBLISHING
Can researchers publish data they used for the analysis? For example, as part of a journal publication?
PRESERVATION
Should the records collected previously be deleted if they are also deleted by their creator?
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