Lenstrum

Where Lenstrum Is Headed

Transparency isn't a feature — it's the foundation. Lenstrum exists to give people clearer sight of how information is framed, who is behind it, and what perspectives are missing. That mission grows more important as content spreads faster and across more platforms than ever. This roadmap is our public commitment to expanding that transparency — honestly, incrementally, and without compromise.

What Lenstrum Can Analyse Today

News articles

Full analysis across all three tabs

✅ Live

YouTube videos

Transcript-based analysis

✅ Live

X / Twitter posts

Text and framing analysis

✅ Live

Instagram posts

•Text and caption analysis via URL — supported
•Image content — not included (access restricted by Instagram)
•Reels and video — coming soon

⚠️ Partial

Paywalled articles

Use Paste Article Text

✅ Live

Facebook posts

•Text posts via paste — supported. Use the Paste Article Text tool.
•URL analysis — not supported (Meta restricts automated access)
•Images — not supported
•Video — coming soon

⚠️ Partial

Instagram Reels

Video analysis in development

🔜 Coming soon

TikTok videos

Transcript-based analysis

✅ Live

Facebook video

Dependent on video analysis pipeline

🔜 Coming soon

What We Are Building Next

Near term

→Facebook post analysis — reliable extraction for all public post formats including share links
→Video analysis pipeline — AI-powered transcript and visual framing for Reels and YouTube Shorts
→Guardian API integration — full-text access to paywalled Guardian articles

Medium term

→Chrome extension — Lenstrum analysis embedded natively as you browse YouTube, X, Facebook, Instagram, and news sites
→Mobile app — analyse any content from any app via share sheet on iOS and Android
→Analysis history — searchable record of everything you have analysed

Longer term

→API licensing — Lenstrum's analysis engine available to publishers, educators, and platform developers
→Creator transparency certification — public accountability scores for content creators
→Institutional access — curriculum-integrated tools for schools, universities, and newsrooms
→Non-English content — localised bias databases and multilingual analysis

Why We Are Being Transparent About This

Most platforms hide their limitations. We don't. Lenstrum's mission is to make the information environment more legible — and that starts with being honest about what we can and cannot do right now. Every limitation listed here is a problem we are actively working to solve. Every roadmap item is a genuine commitment, not a marketing promise. If you encounter a platform or content type we don't yet support, use the feedback button or contact us — it helps us prioritise.