In the context of elections, social media and other digital platforms can have an important role in enabling candidates to reach a wider audience and engage voters. However, recent elections around the world have shown […]
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), the nonprofit research group being sued by Elon Musk, said it is “standing up for the freedom of independent researchers everywhere in the face of unprecedented efforts by […]
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has expressed its support for the U.S. Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Imran Ahmed, CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, said: “Children and young […]
Antisemitism, or hatred and discrimination against Jewish people, is a pervasive hatred that has existed for centuries. However, this age-old prejudice has found new avenues to spread and amplify on social media. CCDH has shown […]
Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, faces growing public scrutiny related to the child safety risks of its apps. In 2023, 42 U.S. state Attorneys General sued Meta for allegedly designing its apps that harm […]
CCDH warned about the risks of harmful content on X, formerly Twitter, under Elon Musk’s leadership. Our research exposed a flood of hate speech and misinformation on the platform following his takeover. Our campaign has […]
On January 26th, our CEO Imran Ahmed was interviewed by Steve Curwood on ‘Living on Earth’ podcast, hosted by NPR, to talk about CCDH’s New Climate Denial report. We analyzed thousands of hours of YouTube […]
We campaigned for the UK Online Safety Bill (OSB) from the beginning. In September 2021, our CEO Imran Ahmed was the first witness to the Bill’s parliamentary pre-legislative committee. In October 2023, it became law. […]
In December 2022, our Deadly by Design report revealed that TikTok’s algorithm pushes eating disorder, self-harm, and suicide content to teens within minutes of joining the platform. The Campaign CCDH’s research showed teens are at […]
Following our #HiddenHate report, which found Instagram failed to act on 9 in 10 reports of abuse against women in DMs, Instagram introduced new tools for blocking abuse. The Campaign Through a partnership with five […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2024 – Climate denial on YouTube has evolved radically in recent years, a new study has found, posing a fresh challenge to those seeking public support for climate action – particularly […]
Racism online is a form of discrimination that takes place on social media and other digital spaces when someone posts or shares content discriminating against an individual, group, or community based on their skin color, […]