Data & Tools

MEO operates one of Canada's most comprehensive digital media monitoring infrastructures.

Platform Coverage

We track political discourse, news distribution, and information quality across seven major platforms in real time.

X / Twitter

Political accounts, news outlets, influencers

Facebook

Public pages, groups, political advertising

Instagram

Political and news accounts

YouTube

Channels, videos, comments

TikTok

Political content creators, trending topics

Telegram

Public channels and groups

Bluesky

Political accounts and discourse

Methodology

Digital Trace Data

Continuous collection of public posts from tracked accounts across all platforms.

Survey Research

Monthly tracking surveys and election-specific waves measure public attitudes, media consumption, and exposure to misinformation.

Content Analysis

Combining computational methods with qualitative coding to analyze content themes, misinformation narratives, and information flows.

Election Monitoring

Intensive monitoring during federal, provincial, and municipal elections with rapid-response reports.

Data Access

MEO publication data is available in structured formats for researchers and developers.