This hands-on guide provides practical tips for gathering and verifying social media intelligence (SOCMINT). Algorithms will change and update. Once-dominant platforms will become obsolete. To keep up with the fastest-growing source for open-source research, you need to build a replicable methodology. This guide can show you the way.

Learn to glean troves of insight from publicly available posts and profiles. Get not just the tools, but the procedures to protect yourself and the analysis workflow to turn your findings into valuable intelligence for decision-makers.

In early 2024, a staggering 5.07 billion people worldwide actively used social media platforms.
— Kepios