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TikTok API Pricing in 2026: What Is Free, What Costs Money, and the Alternatives
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TikTok API Pricing in 2026: What Is Free, What Costs Money, and the Alternatives

Compare TikTok API pricing in 2026: TikTok's official APIs are free but gated, while third-party TikTok data costs $0.60 to $1.88 per 1,000 calls. Worked example.

Sep 16, 202614 min read
Detecting Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior on Social Media: A Technical Guide
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Detecting Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior on Social Media: A Technical Guide

Detect coordinated inauthentic behavior on Twitter/X, TikTok, Reddit, and Instagram with a step-by-step network method, published thresholds, and open tools.

Sep 9, 202614 min read
Instagram API Pricing in 2026: What Is Free, What Costs Money, and the Alternatives
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Instagram API Pricing in 2026: What Is Free, What Costs Money, and the Alternatives

Instagram API pricing in 2026: Meta's Graph API is free but capped, while third-party Instagram data APIs cost $0.60 to $2.70 per 1,000 calls. Worked example.

Sep 9, 202611 min read
Social Media Data for iGaming Compliance and Affiliate Monitoring
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Social Media Data for iGaming Compliance and Affiliate Monitoring

Monitor affiliates, creators and promo codes on Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok and Reddit to meet iGaming marketing rules: keyword sets, evidence, agent sweeps.

Sep 9, 202612 min read
Tracking Political Narratives Across Social Platforms During Elections: A Research Guide
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Tracking Political Narratives Across Social Platforms During Elections: A Research Guide

Track election narratives across Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit: a non-partisan research method for defining claims, sampling, and measuring spread.

Sep 9, 202612 min read
Open-Source Social Media Scrapers: What Still Works in September 2026
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Open-Source Social Media Scrapers: What Still Works in September 2026

Check which open-source Twitter/X, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok scrapers still work in September 2026, what broke the rest, and the paid routes that remain.

Sep 2, 202613 min read
Reddit API Pricing in 2026: Tiers, Limits, and Alternatives
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Reddit API Pricing in 2026: Tiers, Limits, and Alternatives

Reddit API pricing in 2026: free at 100 QPM, commercial $0.24 per 1,000 calls, and public Data API access ends in March 2027. Alternatives from $0 to $200/mo.

Jul 8, 202614 min read
TikTok Brand Monitoring: A Practical Guide for 2026
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TikTok Brand Monitoring: A Practical Guide for 2026

Learn how to monitor your brand on TikTok in 2026: track mentions, alerts, and competitors with the right tools and tactics. Free tier included.

Jun 28, 20268 min read
How to Get TikTok Data Without the Research API (2026)
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How to Get TikTok Data Without the Research API (2026)

Get TikTok data without the Research API: third-party APIs from free, scrapers at $1.70 per 1,000 videos, and public datasets, with what still works in 2026.

Jun 28, 202611 min read
Social Media Analytics for Small Business: Start Tracking What Matters
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Social Media Analytics for Small Business: Start Tracking What Matters

Practical guide to social media analytics for small businesses with limited budgets and resources

Jan 27, 20269 min read
Social Media Analytics: The Complete Guide for 2026
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Social Media Analytics: The Complete Guide for 2026

Comprehensive guide to social media analytics covering tools, metrics, best practices, and implementation strategies for 2026

Jan 27, 202610 min read
Social Media OSINT Tools Comparison: Traditional vs AI-Powered Investigation
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Social Media OSINT Tools Comparison: Traditional vs AI-Powered Investigation

Every OSINT practitioner has been there: juggling terminal windows, managing API rate limits, manually correlating data across platforms, and spending.

Jan 25, 20268 min read
Social Media OSINT with AI: How Xpoz MCP Transforms Open Source Intelligence
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Social Media OSINT with AI: How Xpoz MCP Transforms Open Source Intelligence

The explosion of social media has created an unprecedented goldmine for open source intelligence.

Jan 25, 20269 min read
Best MCP Servers for Social Media Data
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Best MCP Servers for Social Media Data

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has transformed how AI assistants access external data.

Jan 11, 20268 min read
Real-Time Brand Monitoring Across Twitter, Instagram & Reddit
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Real-Time Brand Monitoring Across Twitter, Instagram & Reddit

When someone mentions your brand on social media, you want to know quickly.

Jan 11, 20268 min read
Reddit Sentiment Analysis: Tools and Methods
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Reddit Sentiment Analysis: Tools and Methods

Track reddit sentiment analysis: tools and methods across Twitter and Reddit with AI analysis. Get real-time alerts and insights. Free tier included.

Jan 11, 20269 min read
Social Data for Academic Research: Affordable Options
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Social Data for Academic Research: Affordable Options

Monitor social data for academic research: affordable options on Twitter and Reddit instantly with AI. Automated insights for teams. Free tier included.

Jan 11, 20268 min read
Social Media Intelligence for Hedge Funds & Trading
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Social Media Intelligence for Hedge Funds & Trading

Monitor social media intelligence for hedge funds & trading on Twitter and Reddit instantly with AI. Automated insights for teams. Free tier included.

Jan 11, 20268 min read
Understanding Twitter API Pricing Tiers and Alternatives
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Understanding Twitter API Pricing Tiers and Alternatives

Compare Twitter/X API pricing after the 2026 pay-per-use switch. See per-request costs, rate limits, and cheaper alternatives starting at $0.05/1K tweets.

Jan 11, 202614 min read

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