Brandon Silverman

Brandon Silverman is a policy expert and outspoken advocate for social media transparency. He was the former co-founder and former CEO of CrowdTangle, a social media analytics platform used to increase transparency on sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit. After Meta acquired CrowdTangle in 2016, Silverman and his team joined the company, where the tool became essential for researchers, journalists, and fact-checkers tracking trends in misinformation, elections, and public health.

Since leaving Meta in 2021, Silverman has become a leading advocate for social media transparency and researcher access to platform data. He has worked with lawmakers on legislation in the U.S. and abroad, testified before the U.S. Senate and Australian Parliament, and advised the White House and European Commission. His commentary has appeared in outlets including The New York Times, CNN, and the BBC. Silverman is currently a Knight Policy Fellow at George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, an affiliate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, and an advisor to several think tanks and civil society organizations.