Here you will find all of CCDH's research papers and investigations into online hate and misinformation. As well as our policy ideas about how we can tackle the systems and bad actors who spread hate and misinformation.
CCDH's new research shows that YouTube enables and profits from content that features Andrew Tate's extreme misogyny, even though his account has been banned from the platform.
CCDH's new research shows that the largest incel forum responded to Netflix's 'Adolescence' with renewed misogynist hate, racism and antisemitic conspiracies, reinforcing the show’s important call to action on tackling online misogyny.
CCDH’s in-depth analysis of Meta’s recently announced policy changes shows that the company could stop 97% of its content enforcement in key policy areas, notably hate speech.
New research by CCDH shows that Instagram failed to act on 93% of the abusive comments targeting high-profile US women politicians we reported, including death and rape threats.
CCDH shared research and policy recommendations on technology-facilitated gender-based violence including our STAR framework with the the White House's task force to address Online Harassment and Abuse.
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.
Our CEO Imran Ahmed provides written submission and evidence to UK Parliament Public Bill Committee for the Online Safety Bill. We analyzed the provisions of the Bill using our new “STAR” framework, which we developed for analyzing legislative efforts globally.
We conducted several case studies in partnership with women with large Instagram followings to reveal how Meta, in its continued negligence and disregard for the people using its platforms whilst churning record profits, has created an environment where abuse and harmful content is allowed to thrive. This denies those being abused the ability to freely express themselves online.