What are web intelligence tools that Sebi wants to use for surveillance

Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), has reportedly decided to deploy a ‘web intelligence tool’ to increase surveillance of social media and other online platforms. The intention is to probe violations of securities laws by individuals, groups, and other entities.

The regulator has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) from solution providers to implement, install and maintain the tool. But what is ‘web intelligence’ and how does it help investigators?

What does Sebi mean by ‘web intelligence tool’?

In the public notice released on Monday, Sebi said that the tool should be able to gather unstructured publicly