The Center for Countering Digital Hate is a non-profit that counters hate and disinformation, by disrupting the online architecture enabling its rapid worldwide growth.
Here are CCDH's latest trending areas of research, investigation, and advocacy.
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 – our new report – will help provide parents and policymakers insight into the TikTok content and algorithms shaping young lives today.
Trigger warning: violence against women, pedophilia, sexual abuse including rape, racism, antisemitism, and anti-LGBTQ+ hate. CCDH’s new report evidences the dangers incel sites pose to our communities - especially to women and children. The four leading forums we analyzed were filled with extreme hatred of women, racism, glorification of violence, and discussion of pedophilia. Poorly-moderated social media gives bad actors a platform to drag others into a rabbit hole of despair - which often can end in deadly real-world consequences.
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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Below you can find the full letter and signatories from leading charities and advocacy groups in the US and the UK have written to Eric Han, Head of Safety TikTok, to demand action on eating […]
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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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