Case Study:
Stats Perform

Challenge: Digital Content Capture

A key element of the work undertaken by the Integrity Services team is capturing online content, particularly from websites and social media, to support both internal and external operations. The team has also recognised that their work is being used by sport governing bodies as part of their investigations and in disciplinary hearings – as a result, they were looking to enhance their capabilities in those areas.

Solution: Enhancing and Streamlining Digital Content Collection with WebPreserver

WebPreserver is a comprehensive and user-friendly tool that automates the capture and preservation of web and social media content, ensuring the integrity and defensibility of collected data. It allows users to expand and capture collapsed posts and comments, export evidence in various formats, and even preserve embedded video content.

WebPreserver revolutionized Stats Perform’s approach to collecting digital content. Not only were they able to quickly and easily capture website and social media content in its native format, but with WebPreserver’s bulk-capture functionality they were able to automatically expand and capture comments from months’ worth of social media timelines or entire websites, if necessary.

Benefits and Process Improvements:

With the implementation of WebPreserver, Stats Perform saw several significant improvements to their workflow and data preservation:

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Improving Workflow Efficiency with Automated Content Capture

WebPreserver allowed the team to automatically capture all the social media and website content they needed in just a few clicks.

Using the WebPreserver plugin, they were able to automate the capture process. This efficiency allowed them to collect evidence faster, greatly reducing the likelihood that the content in question would be edited or deleted before the collection. They could also download the data in any format they needed, further streamlining the collection process.

“This has simplified the intelligence collection phase of our process, now it is easy to reproduce the content, either in full or in part. This has given time back to our team to concentrate on actual analysis and identifying the ‘why’ and ‘how’ as opposed to solely focusing on the ‘what,’” explains Ian.

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Mitigating Future Risk with Accessible Preservations

The Integrity Services team frequently references open-source and social media intelligence findings in their reports. These reports are used to support investigations and other activities around the prevention and detection of match-fixing and integrity risks. However, relying on open-source web links posed a risk as content could change or become inaccessible in the future. This could potentially be problematic in cases where sport governing bodies use the reports to support their investigations.

“Investigations can take many months, if not years to come to fruition. The potential for webpages and other online content to no longer be accessible despite having been referenced in reporting is a challenge faced right across the intelligence community.” says Ian.

WebPreserver eliminated this risk by ensuring that all online content was stored and retrievable to an evidential standard for their partners and stakeholders.

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Improving Quality and Confidence in Reports & Analysis

The ability to preserve online content with WebPreserver has enhanced referencing in the reports produced by the Integrity Services team. This has further solidified their reputation as a trusted partner for sports governing bodies, rightsholders, and integrity stakeholders.

“Being safe in the knowledge that any piece of content we have collected from the internet is stored and retrievable to an evidential standard is undoubtedly one of the most successful improvements we have made to our workflow in recent years.” continues Ian.

Conclusion

Stats Perform’s partnership with Pagefreezer has transformed thier approach to online content capture and preservation. Adopting Pagefreezer’s WebPreserver tool has helped them mitigate future risks, improve workflow efficiency, and build further trust with partners and stakeholders. This case study showcases how Stats Perform’s commitment to data integrity has been reinforced through the use of WebPreserver, ultimately strengthening their position as a trusted player in the sports integrity sector.

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