![]() You can fix this by using boolean operators. This will often create undesired results, forcing you to manually filter through the content. For example, if you search for active shooter, you will get results that list active and/or shooter. When entering in a new search term, you’ll quickly learn that if you search for anything that is longer than one word you will get content that has either/or. Searching for Keywords Using Boolean Operators You can likely get 10-20 minutes of investigation done before you even see it live! Warning: Most of the content that comes through on #breaking is garbage, but it’s a useful tool for passive monitoring. Events like active shooters, natural disasters and other newsworthy events usually appear on social media before they air on news broadcasts. The hashtag #breaking is something I’ve always used to spot breaking news events. If you’re worried about unfollowing friends and family, create a separate account only for OSINT collection. If you are following people who don’t provide useful content, unfollow them. Many people delete this column and go straight to customization I choose to keep it and customize the people I follow as an early warning radar for breaking news and other useful content. This will do essentially what the normal Twitter app does, show you content published by the people you follow. One of the built-in columns for TweetDeck is your homepage. If so, there’s good news – that’s all you need! If you visit the TweetDeck website, it’ll take you straight to the dashboard. ![]() If you are reading this, I assume you already have a Twitter account. Here’s a guide on how to get started using TweetDeck. I use TweetDeck, a dashboard that allows you to view tweet streams based on parameters you select such as user names, hashtags, keywords and a variety of other built-in features. Twitter remains my go-to for investigations on social media. With data privacy concerns being a hot topic, many other social networks are cracking down on their API, making it harder for people to collect OSINT on social platforms. If you’re an OSINT (open source intelligence) investigator or use OSINT in any of your work, it’s impossible to ignore Twitter as a collection source. ![]()
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