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How Twitter Makes Millions from Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric
Twitter is making millions of dollars as anti-LGBTQ+ ‘grooming’ rhetoric jumps 119% under Elon Musk.
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TikTok Parents Guide
CCDH researchers studied TikTok to understand how self-harm and disordered eating content is treated by the platform, and how frequently it appears in young users’ personalized ‘For You’ feeds. What we found was alarming. Urgent action is needed. Deadly by Design – our new report – will help provide parents and policymakers insight into the content and algorithms shaping young lives today.
Deadly by Design
TikTok pushes harmful content promoting eating disorders and self-harm into young users’ feeds
Deadly by Design – our new report – will help provide parents and policymakers insight into the TikTok content and algorithms shaping young lives today.
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The Disinformation Dozen
Why platforms must act on twelve leading online anti-vaxxers
Just twelve anti-vaxxers are responsible for almost two-thirds of anti‑vaccine content circulating on social media platforms. This new analysis of content posted or shared to social media over 812,000 times between February and March uncovers how a tiny group of determined anti-vaxxers is responsible for a tidal wave of disinformation—and shows how platforms can fix it by enforcing their standards.
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FTC proposes blanket prohibition on Facebook monetizing youth data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a block on Facebook’s parent company, Meta, monetizing user data that it collects on minors and pause its launch of new products and services. The FTC proposed changes […]
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Protecting Kids Online: New PSA featuring Laura Linney highlights dangers of social media and childhood eating disorders, anxiety and depression
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Iranian state TV using social media to evade broadcast bans and spread antisemitic hate campaigns, new report finds
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Data Access for Researchers: The Key to Online Safety Regulation
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CCDH's Global Standard for Regulating Social Media
STAR Framework
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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