How To... Use Bellingcat's Instagram Locations Search Tool

In this How To... episode, Bellingcat's Senior Data Scientist Logan Williams talks you through how to use the Bellingcat Instagram Locations Search Tool, a tool that allows you to find location tags near a particular spot.
To use the tool you need to be have Python installed on your computer and be familiar with working on the command line, you can find a walkthrough of the basics of the command line here: • Command Line Fundament...
And this is a guide on how to install python on your device: realpython.com/installing-pyt...
Find the tool itself here: github.com/bellingcat/instagr...
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And you can find all of our open-source research tools on our GitHub at: github.com/bellingcat

[@gnosis40]

Thank you as always Bellingcat!!! 🤗

[@LaBonteMike]

Very nice! If the tool had a --lat-lng option there would be no need to backspace and edit in the options after pasting latitude and longitude. Or just make it work with two arguments and no options.

[@user-hm3mw4hl5i]

I don't get the concept... what is the purpose of using this tool? this information can be found on google... or am i missing something?

[@whilebeingjezebel]

But the photos on instagram can't necessarily be.

[@ordaichtepoileas80]

Great tool to investigate American Contingency militia and its religious sect Asatru Folk Assembly.

[@BlackRose-hv1el]

Meer koet

[@whilebeingjezebel]

Shouldn't this video be added to the new tools playlist, @bellingcat?