CCDH welcomes the opportunity to support the Biden Administration's efforts to address the mental health crisis among young people today as a result of unaccountable social media companies and their opaque algorithms, content policies and economic incentives.
New research shows that TikTok videos glorifying potentially deadly bodybuilding drugs and in some cases directing users to sites selling them have been seen at least 587 million times in the US in three years – including 420 million views from users aged 18-24 years old. TikTok must enforce their own rules and protect vulnerable users from harmful content. And Congress must hold the platform responsible and accountable if failing to do so.
New research by CCDH shows that X (formerly Twitter) continues to host nearly 86% of a set of 300 hateful posts after a week since we reported them. As of September 7th 2023, tweets promoting and glorifying antisemitism, anti-Black racism, neo-Nazism, white supremacy and/or other racism were still up.
CCDH’s new report shows that the majority of people in the US are tired of being exploited by social media companies and want governments and platforms to address online hate and disinformation. Most of the people polled agreed with the four principles of our STAR Framework for social media regulation: Safety by Design, Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility.
CCDH found 100 examples generated by Midjourney, including racist caricatures and realistic images designed to support conspiracies.
Organizations and experts expressed concern about the recent legal moves by X —formerly known as Twitter— against the Center for Countering Digital Hate and efforts to silence criticism of the platform. We view these efforts as a threat to the right to freedom of expression, resulting in a dangerous chilling effect on civil society, experts, and advocates – and ultimately the public, which deserves to know how Twitter/X and similar platforms are spreading hate and disinformation.
CCDH’s latest research reveals AI tools can generate harmful content about eating disorders 41% of the time.
CCDH and other online harms experts, including the 5Rights Foundation, NSPCC and the Molly Rose Foundation have warned the Government that its Online Safety Bill is in “serious peril” of passing without powers for “meaningful transparency”.
Google is helping anti-choice organizations to deceive hundreds of thousands of people in the US seeking reproductive healthcare and abortion information by promoting misleading Google Search ads for “fake clinics”.
New research shows that Twitter fails to act on 99% of hate posted by Twitter Blue subscribers, suggesting that the platform is allowing them to break its rules with impunity and is even algorithmically boosting their toxic tweets.
CCDH and the Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition found 200 videos on YouTube containing disinformation about climate change, with half of them directly breaching Google’s policy. In total, they were seen 73.8 million times.
Press TV, an Iranian state-controlled broadcasting channel, uses social media to spread antisemitic hate. A new report by CCDH and the Anti-Defamation League shows how Press TV weaponizes social media platforms to promote Palestine Declassified, a propaganda tool that spreads antisemitic conspiracy theories.