Today, 14 US Senators and 7 Representatives sent a letter to Google CEO, Sundar Pichai questioning the company’s failure to provide women with safe and accurate information regarding abortion services. In their letter, lawmakers cited […]
Our Head of Research, Callum Hood spoke to the Scottish Parliament COVID-19 Recovery Committee about the ongoing battle against anti-vaxx misinformation on social media.
Last week CCDH launched its latest research into the #HiddenHate of Instagram Direct Messages (DMs). We found Instagram fails to act on 9 in 10 reports of abuse in DMs. Here are 5 things you […]
Following the publication of our research #HiddenHate, CCDH organised a coalition of organisations and individuals who are joining with us to demand action now. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook/MetaSheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook/MetaNick Clegg, Vice President, Facebook/MetaAdam […]
Following the publication of our research #HiddenHate, CCDH organized a coalition of 27 civil society groups and activists to demand that Meta act now on the epidemic of misogynistic abuse in women’s DMs. Mark Zuckerberg, […]
During this week’s Super Bowl 2022, Meta aired a commercial for its Quest 2 virtual reality headset that seems to have fallen flat with most viewers but perhaps provides a more honest look at the […]
Anyone online nowadays would be led to believe that anti-vaxxers are everywhere, and can be counted in the hundreds of millions worldwide. But last weekend’s Defeat the Mandates rally in Washington D.C. showed this does […]
Take action now:Tell Substack to stop helping anti-vaxxers profit off misinformation The subscription newsletter platform Substack generates at least $2.5 million a year from five popular anti-vaccine newsletters, of which 10% goes to the company […]
Hearing On “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Legislation To Build A Safer Internet” You can watch a full recording of the hearing here on Youtube. You can find more information about the hearing and bills here […]
Google has broken its promise to stop placing ads on content promoting climate change denial. This means the company is still funding articles that claim “we all know climate change is a hoax” that climate […]
Facebook is still broadcasting anti-vaxx adverts worth thousands of dollars, less than a day after it announced it would ban them. Yesterday Facebook admitted it was morally wrong to profit from adverts spreading dangerous anti-vaccination […]
“Social media companies have shown that they are not able to regulate themselves. Whenever they are given the chance they put profit before people” CCDH CEO, Imran Ahmed On Thursday 9th September CCDH’s Chief Executive […]