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Social media platforms are addictive by design, posing a real danger to children. CCDH's Parents Guide helps you understand what your kids may be exposed to, how to set boundaries, how to have conversations about what they see online, and where to go if you need further help. Download it to get insights into the content and algorithms shaping young lives today.
New research by CCDH shows that Instagram failed to act on 93% of the abusive comments targeting high-profile US women politicians we reported, including death and rape threats.
2023 was the hottest year on record, ever. Billions of people across the world experienced extreme heat, droughts, wildfires and major floods. Climate deniers can no longer pretend climate change isn’t happening - so they’ve changed their strategy. CCDH’s groundbreaking AI-powered research shows that New Climate Denial narratives that aim to undermine the climate movement, science and solutions, now constitute 70% of climate denial content on YouTube in 2023.
New research by CCDH shows that X (formerly Twitter) continues to host nearly 86% of a set of 300 hateful posts after a week since we reported them. As of September 7th 2023, tweets promoting and glorifying antisemitism, anti-Black racism, neo-Nazism, white supremacy and/or other racism were still up.
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The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act became law one year ago on 26 October 2023. This important piece of legislation set the rules for social media and search engine platforms operating in the UK, putting […]
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How can collective action and legislation address the dangers of online hate and misinformation? CCDH's STAR Framework draws on the most important elements for achieving this: Safety by Design, Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility.
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