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, […]
With the participation of five women in the public eye, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has exposed an “epidemic of misogynist abuse” sent via Instagram Direct Messages (DMs), 90% of which is ignored […]
Articles about Ukraine written by English-language media outlets owned by the Russian state have received over 500,000 likes, comments and shares from Facebook users in the last year, according to new research by the Center […]
Facebook is falling short of its promises to tackle climate misinformation, according to new analysis from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) New analysis by CCDH finds that the platform fails to label half […]
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 […]
Twitter’s misogyny problem has, for close to a decade now, seen women bullied, harassed, doxxed, hounded, and libelled on the platform. This abuse negatively impacts the women who are targeted for attack and causes other […]
Research conducted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) shows that VR Chat—the most reviewed social app in Facebook’s VR Metaverse—is rife with abuse, harassment, racism and pornographic content. CCDH researchers found that users, […]
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 […]