Kristin Bride became a social media reform advocate following the tragic loss of her 16-year-old son Carson. He took his own life four years ago after being cyberbullied on Yolo, a former Snapchat app that […]
In 2024, we did something new. In addition to researching how social media platforms are enabling and profiting from hate and lies, we reached out directly to people affected by online harms to listen to […]
Content warning: disordered eating and self-harm. For young people struggling with mental health issues, the internet can be a dangerous place. CCDH’s latest research shows just how scary it can be for a particularly vulnerable […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 10, 2024 – YouTube is actively pushing harmful eating disorder content to vulnerable adolescents. In a new report, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) investigated YouTube and its algorithm for how recommendations are […]
Parents all over the world are struggling with a threat that lives inside their own homes: how to protect their kids online. Unaccountable social media companies pull every trick to keep kids addicted to their […]
CCDH is leaving X. Elon Musk has transformed a once-influential town square into a dangerous, troubled space where hate, conspiracy theories, and lies have privileged access to the megaphone. Since Musk took over the company, […]
The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act became law one year ago on 26 October 2023. This important piece of legislation set the rules for social media and search engine platforms operating in the UK, putting […]
On September 22nd, CCDH’s CEO Imran Ahmed hosted the UNGA side-event “The Future of Information Integrity and the SDGs” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. He was joined by experts Melissa Fleming (Under-Secretary-General for […]
Malicious speculation and false information spread across social media following the stabbing attack in Southport, UK – which took the lives of three girls aged between six and nine. Violent unrest erupted first in Southport, […]
Advertising spending on social media is projected to reach $219.8 billion in 2024 worldwide. Brands are increasingly turning to social media to promote their products and services, encouraged by these platforms’ offer of detailed information […]
In January 2024, our groundbreaking AI-powered research “The New Climate Denial” showed that climate deniers are changing tactics on YouTube: instead of spreading outright denial, they’re now undermining the climate movement, science and solutions. The […]
The United Kingdom will elect its next government on July 4th. The last Parliament succeeded in passing the Online Safety Act and establishing a world-leading regulatory regime, but failed to get rights for bereaved parents […]
