Toxic Twitter
How Twitter Makes Millions from Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric
Twitter is making millions of dollars as anti-LGBTQ+ ‘grooming’ rhetoric jumps 119% under Elon Musk.
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Research + Policy
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.
Horizon Worlds Exposed
Bullying, Sexual Harassment of Minors and Harmful Content are Rife in Meta's Flagship VR Product
Minors are being routinely harassed and exposed to adult content on Meta’s flagship virtual reality social network, Horizon Worlds, new CCDH research has found.
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Toxic Twitter
How Twitter generates millions in ad revenue by bringing back banned accounts
New research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has discovered that previously banned Twitter accounts are generating millions of dollars in advertising revenue for the platform.
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Deadly by Design
TikTok pushes harmful content promoting eating disorders and self-harm into young users’ feeds
Deadly by Design – our new report – will help provide parents and policymakers insight into the TikTok content and algorithms shaping young lives today.
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Greenwashing on Google
How Google Profits By Cleaning Big Oil’s Reputation
For the first time, the Center for Countering Digital Hate comprehensively details how Google enables Big Oil’s greenwashing. We reveal that nearly half of the $23.7 million spent on Google search ads by oil and gas companies in the last two years have targeted search terms on environmental sustainability. The five companies studied in this report, ExxonMobil, British Petroleum (BP), Chevron, Shell, and Aramco, have polluted our search results while Google raked in their dirty money.
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CCDH Submission to the White House
Taskforce to address Online Harassment and Abuse - Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Consultation - September 2022
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.
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The Incelosphere
Exposing pathways into incel communities and the harms they pose to women and children
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.
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STAR Framework
CCDH's Global Standard for Regulating Social Media
What's CCDH's STAR Framework? How can collective action and legislation address the dangers of online hate and misinformation?
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Bill C-292
Algorithmic Transparency and Non-Discrimination
What is Bill C-292, why is it important, and why is it an important step towards algorithmic transparency?
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Digital Hate
Social Media’s Role in Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ People
Twitter and Facebook are enabling digital hate against LGBTQ+ communities. A new report by CCDH and the Human Rights Campaign shows both platforms are failing to enforce Community Standards amid a spike in online Anti-LGBTQ+ hate triggered by Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ Bill.
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UK Parliament & the Online Safety Bill
CCDH Written Submission + Evidence to UK Parliament Public Bill Committee, Online Safety Bill
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.
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Google Directs Users to Anti-Abortion ‘Fake Clinics’
1 in 10 abortion search results in “Trigger Law” states lead to anti-abortion fake clinics
Our latest research has found 1 in 10 Google search results for abortion services in ‘Trigger Law’ states lead users to anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’. These ‘fake clinics’ appear to offer independent advice on abortions but are actually run by organisations that oppose abortion, shame abortion care, or promote alternatives to abortion.
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