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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

25 days

Check out the latest PSA by @CCDHate , playing all over the United States in 2024 thanks to @EIFoundation

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

25 days

Social media is addictive by design. These platforms make billions by exposing our kids to hate, lies & violence. CCDH is holding these companies accountable. Together, we can make the internet safer for kids. Join us at #ProtectingKidsOnline

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

10 months

Yesterday, Elon Musk called me a “rat” and my nonprofit “evil”. Today, his office called our board chair saying he wants to talk to him in the next 2 hours! Why? Because @CCDHate holds Twitter to account for spreading vile hate & disinfo. @ElonMusk I’m in LA - give me a call.

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🚨 Breaking: @CCDHate has won dismissal on all counts against @ElonMusk 's @X Corp's outrageous and hypocritical SLAPP suit to silence our research. This ruling sends a strong message to those who aim at intimidating and silencing independent research. More from us soon.

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Imran Ahmed

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This is outrageous. X are complaining we didn't send them the posts we reported in advance. We did send the posts to them. Using their own reporting mechanisms. And they didn't take them down. So don't whine that we didn't tell you in advance. Adults take responsibility.

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@Safety

8 months

As promised, we're following up on the recent report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) on how X allegedly moderates content. Our hope is that in the future the CCDH will share the full report with us proactively and prioritize partnership over publicity. We have…

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A month ago @CCDHate revealed in @Forbes that far right misinformation site Gateway Pundit earned 1 million dollars from @GoogleAds in just seven months. Finally, today, @Google acted. Amazing work by the team at @CCDHate

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

YouTube has acted on many of the Disinformation Dozen today. But they are still reaching 6.4 million followers on Facebook and Instagram. @Facebook remains the home of dangerous anti-vaxx lies. Your move, Zuck.

YouTube cracks down on anti-vax misinformation

The video platform aims to protect COVID-related info by tightening broader rules around vaccines.

www.axios.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

Threatening independent watchdogs that inform the public about wrongdoing is the kind of thing tyrants do. It's time for a legal guarantee of transparency, accountability, and responsibility for social media companies.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

🚨 @ElonMusk has claimed he is a free speech absolutist, but he is now using his attorneys to try to silence CCDH with bogus legal threats. Billionaires can’t bully us or our attorney @kaplanrobbie . Here’s our response ⤵️ #MuskMeltdown

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Imran Ahmed

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I'm watching @ElonMusk 's latest meltdown in which he threatens a Jewish civil rights organization like some kind of far-right thug. Never before has so little a man worked so hard to deflect blame that rests squarely on his shoulders. I stand with the @ADL .

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

READ: @YouTube funds hate and extremism by allowing live donations on videos containing misinformation and lies. Worse, *they take a cut*. This is no way to build a business, @sundarpichai and @SusanWojcicki

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

3 years

THREAD: YouTube suspended Donald Trump for inciting violence and telling lies. But YouTube still makes big $$ off videos likes this one blaming "antifa" for the riots and talking about "civil war". @YouTube stop profiting from extremism and lies.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

10 months

Lol @ Elon Musk calling me a “rat”, calling the non-profit I run “evil”. Want to help us clap back? Donate to @CCDHate , who do so much to hold him accountable and influence advertisers… (which is why he’s being so petulant)

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

7 months

This Facebook post of a family in grief after Hamas terrorists murdered their daughter has 21 million views. The comments are full of hate and glorification of violence. 71,000 'laughing' reactions This kind of bullying and hate has no justification. Where are you @Facebook ?

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

Thank you so much @CNN for having me on to talk about the lawsuit @ElonMusk and @lindayaX have filed against @CCDHate to try to silence our research.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

"All we do is hold up a mirror to the platform and ask them to consider whether or not they like the reflection they see in it... What Mr. Musk has done is said, I'm going to sue the mirror because I don't like what I see inside it." 📺 Watch our CEO @Imi_Ahmed on @CNN .

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Must read article in @Vox “ @Facebook ran experiments in 2020 to see if… misinformation could be demoted in the News Feed.” BUT “The number of times people opened Facebook decreased.” SO “The company abandoned the approach.”

It’s hard to be a moral person. Technology is making it harder.

Digital distractions such as social media and smartphones wreak havoc on our attention spans. Could they also be making us less ethical?

www.vox.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

The justification for Russian war against Ukraine was built on Facebook. When you let lies, hate and misinformation spread, with no consequences for the spreader, it’s normal people who pay the price.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

2 years

We examined 1,304 Facebook posts carrying Kremlin-funded media about Ukraine over the last year. Facebook failed to apply warning labels on 91% of posts that the content was from “Russia state-controlled media”.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

Elon Musk didn’t like the reflection he saw in the mirror, and so he sued the mirror. The chutzpah of this man, to see research from @CCDHate and others identifying the rise in hate and disinformation on Twitter and not to seek to fix things, but instead to try to silence us.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

🚨 NEW: Elon Musk’s latest legal move is straight out of the authoritarian playbook – he will stop at nothing to silence anyone who criticizes him. CCDH has no intention of stopping our independent research. Read our full statement here 👇

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

This will substantially damage Gateway Pundit’s capacity to spread hate, health misinformation and electoral misinformation

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

This is fantastic news and I hope to shortly get confirmation of the specific actions taken by @Twitter .

Rachel Riley MBE 💙

@RachelRileyRR

4 years

I met with @Twitter yesterday with @imi_ahmed from @CCDHate and asked them among other things to review George Galloway & Katie Hopkins's presence on their platform. I am pleased to see that action appears to have been taken! This is what happens when they have the #WillToAct

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

Delighted @NatureMedicine featuring my article - Dismantling the Anti-Vaxx Industry - has arrived. I’m told it was the most read article online for that issue - 37000 accesses.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

I simply cannot understand why @Facebook would act to remove some of this network but not all of it. This is what is *still* up

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

5 years

Heading into @BBCRadioLondon to speak with @VanessaOnAir at 0720 about our first @CCDHate campaign, Don’t Feed the Trolls. #DontFeedTheTrolls

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

6 months

How the hell are illegal terrorist organizations opening accounts on mainstream platforms? @finkd @elonmusk @lindayaccX @mosseri @eastdakota @Ofcom @ThierryBreton @DHSgov @StateDept

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

6 months

The Al-Qassam Brigade is the Military wing of Hamas and was the main orchestrator of the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel. @X , @instagram , Threads, and @Cloudflare are promoting and supporting this proscribed terrorist group. Here’s how 👇

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

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. @Facebook @Instagram & @Twitter think they’re above the law. A month ago, bipartisan Reps, Senators & AGs all demanded action from Big Tech to stop anti-vaxx superspreaders identified by @CCDHate . But CEOs failed to comply. Their failure will kill people.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

There are lots of anti-vaxx memes… But only 3 key themes.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

2 months

A good day for independent researchers and for free speech. A bad day for antisemites, misogynists and homophobes, and their fanboys and biggest enablers. Proud of my team at @CCDHate and the incredible attorneys at @KaplanHecker

Judge skeptical of lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's X over hate speech research

The nonprofit sued by Elon Musk's X says the legal tactic is an attempt to silence criticism of the company. The Center for Countering Digital Hate published reports documenting hate speech on X.

www.npr.org

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

1 month

@CCDHate @elonmusk @X If you want to read the research that made Elon Musk file a SLAPP suit, here it is...

Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find (Published 2022)

Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.

www.nytimes.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

8 months

Furthermore, we didn't talk much about reach in our report. Our study was on what happens when you receive reports of extreme hate: you didn't take 86% down within a week. Perhaps you're taking them down now. But that's because you were exposed as failing to do so.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

“We will continue to hold accountable social media companies that spread hate and disinformation to the public. To do anything less is to let the bullies win” I stand by those words 100%, as does the entire team @CCDHate . #MuskMeltdown

Opinion | We measure online hate speech. We've clearly gotten under Elon Musk's skin.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate has been at the forefront of cataloging and reporting on the hate proliferating on the platform owned by Elon Musk.

www.msnbc.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

6 months

Warner Bros & Disney have joined Apple in suspending their ads on X. Any advertiser still on @ElonMusk ’s X is enabling an unrepentant billionaire who personally endorses antisemitism, hate and lies. It’s time for this nonsense to end.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

"Musk didn’t like what he saw in the mirror. But rather than take responsibility and admit the problem, he is trying to sue the mirror." Read more in today's @Guardian / The Observer.

The Guardian

@guardian

9 months

When we held up a mirror to Elon Musk’s Twitter/X he tried to sue us into silence | Imran Ahmed

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

Landing shortly in Denver, Colorado, where I will be speaking on a panel with my friend @PeterHotez at the @PublicHealth annual conference. Vital to get as many people informed on the dangers of misinformation.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

8 months

I'd add one more thing. What about the adverts? You have adverts for the world's biggest brands appearing next to hate. Are you happy about that? How's fixing the "adjacency" problem going, Linda?

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

The legal action brought by Twitter against us is bigger than just being about @CCDHate . It’s about more than Twitter or Elon Musk. This is about whether we get to hold the most powerful among us accountable for their actions.

Donate to the Center for Countering Digital Hate

CCDH works to counter the bad actors and platforms that spread hate and disinformation. Donate today.

donate.counterhate.com

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

"If we cannot hold the wealthiest in our society to account and report on them without fear, then we don't have a democracy.” Our CEO @Imi_Ahmed in @TIME on Elon Musk's legal move against CCDH 👇

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

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Sacha Baron Cohen spoke today at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington about love, hate, and social media. His words gave voice to what so many of us feel. Thank you, Sacha.

Read Sacha Baron Cohen's Speech on Standing Against Hate

Cohen gave a speech at the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.

time.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

This dangerous man has used his family name to spread anti-vaxx b.s. Meanwhile his friends are told a whole different story when they attend parties at his mansion. One rule for him, another for minorities, for the poor, the vulnerable…

Anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. ordered holiday party guests to be vaccinated

Prominent anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr held a holiday party at his California home last week, with the invitation urging guests to be vaccinated or get tested for COVID before coming over.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

1 year

Elon Musk’s PR flunkies insist he is a “free speech absolutist”. That’s nonsense. He’s not. He’s an enabler who disseminates hate and disinformation because he knows it keeps folks on his advertising platform. Call him what he is: a hate speech publisher.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

5 months

Wonderful article about the brilliant @nandoodles , who set up @CheckMyAdsHQ with @catthekin to demystify how online advertising inadvertently funds extremist content and campaign for change.

Meet the woman working to stop the far-right creator money machine

When Elon Musk reinstated the account on X of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Sunday night, digital activist Nandini Jammi sprang into action.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

Freedom of speech is not the same thing as forcing people to listen to harassers, abusers, bigots, and muppets. Going online shouldn't feel like being in a Clockwork Orange.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

Facebook think they can get away with doing the least possible. Apply your rules fairly and evenly @sherylsandberg ; you can no longer hide behind the lie that you weren’t warned or didn’t know.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

3 years

Facebook has removed another anti-vaxxer, Rizza Islam, but left his Instagram page up and free to spread misinformation to millions of people. Facebook owns Instagram. If it’s toxic on one, why is it fine on another? Apply your policies properly and fairly, @Facebook .

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

It’s remarkable to me that social media companies are so fast to take down copyrighted material, developing algorithms to take down copies of tv shows for example, but can’t take down Nazi hate and Covid-19 misinformation even when we point it out to them directly. #WilltoAct

Alex Wickham

@alexwickham

4 years

And @Imi_Ahmed from @CCDHate Imran Ahmed says the govt should consider emergency legislation to prevent YouTube misinformation “It is morally unacceptable for YouTube to continue hosting content with dangerous false claims about Covid-19"

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We'll beat you again.

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@XNews

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Today a federal court in San Francisco issued a decision in the case X brought against the Center for Countering Digital Hate for illegally obtaining platform data to create misleading research. X disagrees with the court's decision and plans to appeal.

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Imran Ahmed

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We are not ready for what happens next on social media. Meta, X, others have all reduced their trust and safety staff and capabilities in recent months. How will they deal with Hamas live-streaming executions. With the horrors yet to be unleashed by terrorists?

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

6 months

Soooo this two decade experiment in privatizing our information ecosystem, giving them unfettered control over how we rank information, form community and what gets normalized into social mores, with absolutely zero transparency or accountability… How’s that all going?

Donie O'Sullivan

@donie

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Dozens of young Americans on TikTok are arguing Osama bin Laden might have been onto something.... Reporting w/ @cathythorbecke @alligordon_

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Imran Ahmed

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Anti-vaxxer #DefeatTheMandates rally wasn't close to the 20k marchers they claimed. Here's why. There are very few actual 'anti-vaxxers'. Almost all unvaccinate are 'vaccine hesitant' fed lies on Facebook, etc. All this nonsense exists cos Big Tech makes $$$ from lies.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

8 months

Hahaha. Michael Shellenberger is a "journalist" notorious for working on the Twitter Files. He just wrote this about me. Literally - EVERYTHING - apart from my name is Imran Ahmed and I started CCDH is spectacularly wrong.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

Extraordinary. @Facebook spent their time attacking researchers like @CCDHate . But they knew the data reflected their own findings. By attacking us and not telling the truth to public health bodies, Mark Zuckerberg’s company essentially let people die so he could hide his guilt.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

3 years

New @washingtonpost article reveals Facebook aggressively pushed back against our Disinformation Dozen report despite internal evidence supporting us. As our CEO @Imi_Ahmed said: If Facebook had shared more information, "lives would have been saved."

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@PeterHotez @ADL @CCDHate Thank you Peter for your friendship and your leadership. We learn from you every day what it means to selflessly dedicate yourself to public service.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Facebook/ Oculus/ Metaverse is not safe for our kids. I wrote to Facebook this morning, sending them 100 examples of *horrifying* behavior we found every 7 minutes in the #Metaverse . Child grooming, racism, even mockery of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We need action, now.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

2 years

🚨NEW: CCDH researchers investigated Facebook’s Metaverse. In just 12 hours we found an incident of abuse every 7 minutes including ❌ Racism ❌ Harassment & Abuse ❌ Explicit content around minors. @Meta responded to 0 reports. Our expose in @nytimes

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

1 year

Thank you @CNN and @JohnKingCNN for inviting me on today to explain how digital hate leads to real world harm.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

1 year

When social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ+ people from online hatred, there are real-world consequences. Our CEO @imi_ahmed on @CNN reflects on the Colorado Springs tragedy. 🔊

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

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New! Elon Musk might be threatening us, but we have a mission to protect the public from online harms and disinformation, and we've released our latest research today. @CCDHate will not be silenced, nor will be deflected from our vital work.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

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🚨NEW: CCDH’s latest research reveals AI tools can generate harmful content about eating disorders. We tested 180 prompts across popular AI text and image generators - including ChatGPT & Midjourney. The findings are deeply concerning. A 🧵

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Imran Ahmed

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@CCDHate @elonmusk @X More from the team here:

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

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🚨WIN: CCDH has had Musk’s baseless & intimidatory lawsuit against us thrown out of court! Our amazing lawyers at @KaplanHecker aided us in getting Judge Breyer to dismiss the case. A huge win for everyone working to hold social media giants to account.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

I was asked to give some advice to young people a few days ago in a talk. I said “don’t aspire to have the strongest opinions, instead aspire to have the most well-considered opinions.” @DanRather shows us how it is done.

Dan Rather

@DanRather

3 years

Scientists, and the very ideals of science, are under attack on many fronts. This is dangerous and shortsighted. So I was dismayed to hear Jon Stewart add to the "questioning" when he went on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week. My thoughts here.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

Wow. The backfire effect of trying to silence critics through bogus threats is that Musk has created a powerful case for federal social media transparency and accountability legislation, aka our STAR Framework. So grateful for the support.

STAR Framework

Safety by Design, Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility.

counterhate.com

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

“Independent research is critical to understanding the proliferation of hate speech and extremism online.” A huge thanks to @RepAdamSchiff , @RepLoriTrahan & @RepCasten for supporting independent research and demanding accountability from Twitter/X.

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It's *so* telling that Elon Musk considers the natural human instinct of folks to walk away from hate speech and lies to be akin to "censorship". He doesn't understand the word. His latest embarrassing self-own here:

Elon Musk accuses Australia’s ABC of embracing censorship after it shut down Twitter/X accounts

Platform owner appears to be reacting to public broadcaster’s focus on rivals YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok

www.theguardian.com

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@Imi_Ahmed

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This blog from @X , responding to @CCDHate ’s new research, is full of b.s. E.g. X claims it removes “violent entities”’ accounts. Butt we revealed days ago that Hamas’s terror wing has an account. Zero action, It’s still up.

Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

6 months

X continues to host an illegal terrorist group while Meta has done the right thing. Musk needs reining in by @Ofcom and @ThierryBreton

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

On social media, directly engaging with disinformation boosts its visibility. Follow this advice instead.

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@Imi_Ahmed

5 years

Aaaaaaand we’re live. I’m proud to announce the launch of the Center for Countering Digital Hate @ccdhate and our first campaign, Don’t Feed the Trolls, based on a report co-authored by the fabulous and brilliant @DrLinda_P !

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@Imi_Ahmed

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@CCDHate @elonmusk @X If you want to clap back at Elon, and hold him accountable, you can read more about @CCDHate and donate here: Thousands have already donated to help get our research out there and drive our advocacy work. Will you?

Donate to the Center for Countering Digital Hate

CCDH works to counter the bad actors and platforms that spread hate and disinformation. Donate today.

donate.counterhate.com

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Sign. On @elonmusk ... This deal is not something Elon Musk wants. It’s something his lawyers have forced him into because his desperate attempts to renege on his initial offer have gone awry. It is as catastrophically bad an idea today as it was months ago.

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Who pays the cost for Elon Musk’s free speech fundamentalism? Women pay the price for misogynists’ “free” speech. People of color pay the price for racists “free” speech. We all pay the price for bullshit science and the “free” speech of hucksters.

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@elonmusk

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I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means

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This is good news but @Facebook and @YouTube must go further and remove the network of shadowy channels and accounts that promote Icke on their platforms. @Twitter , get off your butts and act now too.

Coronavirus: David Icke's channel deleted by YouTube

The platform says Mr Icke repeatedly violated its policies by posting misleading videos about Covid-19.

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@Imi_Ahmed

1 year

Now that @Meta and @Twitter are forcing people to pay for reach and for symbols of authenticity, will they stop pretending they are the public square and are, in fact, publishing platforms, that should be subject to the same laws and liability as a newspaper or broadcaster.

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2 years

Such an honor to be invited to the @WhiteHouse to celebrate Eid with @POTUS and @FLOTUS today. Surrounded by civil rights leaders and those fighting for truth, tolerance and light.

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Grifters that @ElonMusk welcomed back on to X are spreading anti-vaxx lies about a young man with a history of cardiac issues. This is why advertisers are fleeing.

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@Imi_Ahmed

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Thank you Rachel. You’re right. @CCDHate have always operated without fear or favor. Long may it continue.

Rachel Riley MBE 💙

@RachelRileyRR

9 months

CCDH go after far left, far right and whoever else is posting and spreading dangerous extremism, in the old, meaningful sense of the words. Social media companies and random tech billionaires can’t be trusted to police themselves, as they prove over and over again. 👇

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Imran Ahmed

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4 years

@Google_Comms @CCDHate @Google We'd be happy to take part in a public discussion on this with a member of your exec team in which we explain the repeated violations. Just send us a Google Meet link for any timeslot. This is about US democracy, it should be held in public, ASAP, and livestreamed.

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

So delighted for @PashaKovalev and @RachelRileyRR !!! Am also proud to announce that Rachel has come on board as @CCDHate ’s first patron. Her commitment to ending all forms of identity-based hate inspires us. Rachel will play a key role as we expand in the coming months and years.

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

Received an email from @Facebook yesterday saying they are banning Holocaust denial and that advocacy from groups like @CCDHate played a part. My response is simple: you should have done this long ago & your failure is immoral and disgusting. We don’t want credit. We want change.

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

First, he appears to believe the freedom to abuse is a necessary part of free speech. It is not; harassment, abuse, racism and misogyny dissuade others from expressing their views. It targets individuals rather than ideas, and makes them fear to express their own free speech.

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As someone that’s received racist and anti-Muslim abuse and witnessed antisemitism, homophobia and misogyny towards people I love over many years I know how hard it is to resist calling out abuse or letting it get to you. But my duty is to minimise harm, hence #DontFeedTheTrolls

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🧵 NEW: @CCDHate new study shows that @X failed to remove 98% of the 200 extreme hate posts we reported following the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. Let me explain why this is more important than ever. 👇

NEW: X fails to act on antisemitism, anti-Muslim hate, and anti-Palestinian hate.

X/Twitter keeps hosting 98% out of 200 antisemitic, anti-Muslim & anti-Palestinian posts against the platform's own rules in the wake of the Israel-Gaza crisis.

counterhate.com

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

WATCH: On @SkyNews shortly to talk about how @Twitter encouraged and profited from antisemitism yesterday. Govt needs to get moving on the Online Harms Bill, lest hate become completely normalised. #StopHateforProfit #DontFeedtheTrolls

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Why does Twitter continue to monetize and profit from the leader of Iran’s homophobic, antisemitic bigotry on this platform? Does hanging people from cranes because of who they love breach “community standards”? How many fatwas before you get your account suspended?

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Wow. Great research from @CCDHate but shocking from @SubstackInc . Profiting from anti-vaxxers isn’t “free speech.” Spreading deadly lies isn’t virtuous. The person who knowingly hands a bad person a megaphone is not a good person. They’re a bad person too.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

2 years

🚨NEW: CCDH reveals notorious antivaxxers generate at least $2.5M a year publishing anti-vaxx misinfo on @SubstackInc the subscription newsletter platform.

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Great to visit @10DowningStreet today to meet with officials from His Majesty’s Government about the Online Safety Bill. We agree it is important to hold social media companies to account when their negligence harms our kids, our national security, and our society as a whole.

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Thanks to @TheSun for featuring my analysis of why and how social media companies amplify conspiracies and why we need transparency from these companies that affect our society so deeply. Was a real pleasure to meet the Editor, Victoria Newton, on @bbclaurak ’s show last Sunday.

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

Inaction has a cost in lives. @Facebook , show the #WilltoAct on your own promises and shut down Covid-19 misinformation that has the potential to kill people and accelerate the spread of disease.

Rachel Riley MBE 💙

@RachelRileyRR

4 years

5 days after @imi_ahmed and I met @Facebook to take down this group it’s still up, spreading dangerous misinformation, like the idea vitamin C cures #Covid19 . This is dangerous and can lead people to take risks they wouldn't otherwise, endangering everyone.

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Great to see @PressSec citing @CCDHate research today on the explosion of hate speech on Twitter under Elon Musk in her @WhiteHouse press briefing. Read more about the research in this article by @sheeraf in @NYTimes

Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find (Published 2022)

Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

Happy birthday to our fabulous @CCDHate patron @RachelRileyRR ! Look forward to seeing you soon!

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

On the third birthday of @CCDHate ’s launch as a public organization (and my 44th birthday) the London team very kindly bought me this horrifying monstrosity of a tie and pocket square set.

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@Imi_Ahmed

1 year

FTX, Twitter, Metaverse, Theranos. These names will all feature in future economic histories in the same chapter: “The Short Rise and Even Shorter Fall of the Tech Bro”. Politicians, financiers, writers fawning over them. Why do so many smart people fall for patent nonsense?

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@Imi_Ahmed

3 months

Watching tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Zi Chew talk about how much they care about kids is like watching the clown monster from Steven King's 'It' in full clown makeup telling moms and dads we can trust it to babysit.

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@Imi_Ahmed

6 months

Imagine buying a platform, forcing everyone to read your nonsense by changing the algorithm, and then using it to act like this... If you want to clap back, buy us a coffee here (or set up a recurring donation and we'll use it to hold him accountable):

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

This is exactly right. Well done team @CCDHate . Never back down to a bully.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

Musk is targeting CCDH because we’re a leading voice exposing how hate speech & lies skyrocketed on Twitter under his ownership. By threatening us, @ElonMusk is trying to hide the truth about his own failures. More in @washingtonpost ⤵️

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@Imi_Ahmed

10 months

Stop whining, Mr Musk. Look hard at yourself. You are the problem. Say it: “I am the problem”.

The Associated Press

@AP

10 months

Elon Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is still down sharply and the social media company is carrying heavy debt.

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

This is good news but @Facebook must go further and remove the network of shadowy channels and accounts that promote Icke on their platform. @YouTube and @Twitter , get off your butts and act now too.

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@Imi_Ahmed

10 months

Wow. What a win. 🤩 Congratulations to the outstanding Policy & Partnerships team @CCDHate . This is vital for opening up the black box of social media algorithms and content to independent researchers like our Research team.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

10 months

📢 WIN: UK government amendments on data access for researchers were added to the UK Online Safety Bill following CCDH's campaign. Although not perfect, these amendments will help researchers hold tech companies accountable 👇

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

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The team at @CCDHate is taking apart the Anti-Vaxx Industry, one account at a time. The #DisinformationDozen are spending their time on defence, not on undermining the vaccine. This is why CCDH action and advocacy is so vital right now.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

3 years

BREAKING: Instagram has finally shut down three of the #DisinformationDozen accounts spreading vaccine misinformation: 1️⃣ Sherri Tenpenny 2️⃣ Sayer Ji 3️⃣ The NVIC This is progress - but it's time @Instagram , @Facebook , @Twitter and @YouTube deplatformed other key anti-vaxxers.

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@Imi_Ahmed

4 years

Let’s be absolutely clear here. Google admit they have been monetising “derogatory content that promotes hatred, intolerance violence or discrimination.” They then say they will stop doing so. And now they are spinning that they will not. This is a crisis of their own making.

Alex Thompson

@AlexThomp

4 years

Seems like Google may have screwed up here, not NBC. A google spokesperson wrote in an email to Nbc That “we’ve removed both sites’ ability to monetize with Google” and backtracked after publication.

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

10 months

Lol. Folks can donate here. We take no funding from governments or tech companies.

Donate to the Center for Countering Digital Hate

CCDH works to counter the bad actors and platforms that spread hate and disinformation. Donate today.

donate.counterhate.com

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

10 months

@thackerpd @CCDHate Who is funding this organization? They spread disinformation and push censorship, while claiming the opposite. Truly evil.

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1 year

Sir Elton leaves Twitter due to hate and disinformation. Elon Musk’s response? Ask which lies he is worried about and beg him to return. Sad watching someone who is clearly desperate to be liked realize too late the price of the moral choices he made.

Elton John Says Farewell To Twitter Due To Misinformation; Elon Musk Responds

"I've decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked," John wrote.

deadline.com

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Imran Ahmed

@Imi_Ahmed

3 years

A year @Facebook said anti-vaccine misinformation didn’t breach their community standards. Now they’re busy taking down key superspreaders. Important to note they wouldn’t have done this if it wasn’t for work exposing their failures by @CCDHate . So proud of the team.

Shannon Bond 📻

@shannonpareil

3 years

After my story went up, Facebook told me it took more action against some of the accounts associated with the Disinformation Dozen today, after they violated its policies. They’ve now removed 16 accounts from FB or Instagram and put restrictions on 22.

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@Imi_Ahmed

9 months

You're damn right we won't be intimidated. Thank you to the bravest, smartest, most committed colleagues I could hope for. We will not back down. Will you stand with us? You can donate to the fight here:

Donate to the Center for Countering Digital Hate

CCDH works to counter the bad actors and platforms that spread hate and disinformation. Donate today.

donate.counterhate.com

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

9 months

We won't be intimidated by Elon Musk. The self-proclaimed free speech absolutist is attempting to silence independent researchers. This poses a threat to all working for human rights and civil liberties. More in @CNBC 👇

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5 months

The @CCDHate team has been briefing EU officials since October 7, using our research on the tidal wave of hate and disinformation coming from social media. This is a good first step from the new EU regulator.

Thierry Breton

@ThierryBreton

5 months

Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X : ⚠️ Suspected breach of obligations to counter #IllegalContent and #Disinformation ⚠️ Suspected breach of #Transparency obligations ⚠️ Suspected #DeceptiveDesign of user interface #DSA

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10 months

This is appalling. We all know the tragic, unbearable cost anti-Jewish hate has caused. All social media platforms *claim* to be dealing with anti-Jewish hate and the lies that underpin them. But, as @CCDHate shows, platforms fail to act on their promises.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

10 months

Social media platforms failed to act on 84% of hateful antisemitic posts reported by @CCDHate . Our research in @Forbes ⤵️

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Elon Musk seems to have given up on taking humanity to new worlds and helping to solve our climate crisis to instead alienate customers, erstwhile supporters, businesses, and democratic governments by coddling and enabling racists, homophobes, misogynists, and criminals. 🤷‍♂️

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Marc Zuckerberg needs to act on #HiddenHate , or legislators need to take action to stop this epidemic. A safe space for abusers is a hostile environment for women, people of color, LGBT people and, frankly, anyone that finds themselves in the sightline of abusers.

Center for Countering Digital Hate

@CCDHate

2 years

🚨📣 NEW: CCDH Research finds Instagram fails to act on 9 out of 10 abusive Direct Messages sent to women. We’re calling on Big Tech to do more on #HiddenHate 🔗👇

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1 year

Here he goes again, marking his own homework. We know the answers though. Racism: up Misogyny: up Homophobia: up Transphobia: up He can fool some people some of the time, but he can't fool @CCDHate researchers, who publish the data, bring the receipts, and get it seen.

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@Imi_Ahmed

8 months

Good people must stand up to billionaires whose business model is to spread evil and hate. It was a pleasure talking to @henrymance for the @FT . You can see this profile in the paper today or online here.

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@Imi_Ahmed

2 years

Six years ago Jo Cox MP was killed by a domestic terrorist in England Her devotion to public service, thoughtful leadership, and energy inspire us at @CCDHate today in our mission to counter the hate, conspiracies and misinformation that inspired her killer. Rest in power, Jo.

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@Imi_Ahmed

8 months

Uh. Weird. Does Rep Jordan want us to be embarrassed by proof that @CCDHate ’s independent research and outstanding comms is effective? We hold platforms accountable, which led them to remove deadly lies about vaccines. Proud of our work protecting US public health & lives.

Rep. Jim Jordan

@Jim_Jordan

8 months

THE FACEBOOK FILES PART 5. BIDEN WHITE HOUSE RELIED ON FOREIGN “DISINFO” ACTIVISTS TO PRESSURE FACEBOOK TO CENSOR AMERICANS. Internal FB docs recently obtained by @JudiciaryGOP and @Weaponization show the Biden Admin and foreign activists wanted Americans censored. 🧵 Thread:

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9 months

Lucy is 100% right. We need legislators worldwide to ensure that we have transparency, accountability and responsibility in place for all social media companies.

Lucy Powell MP

@LucyMPowell

9 months

The @CCDHate does vitally important work tackling hate online and calling out platforms which fail to counter dis and misinformation on their sites. We desperately need the Online Safety Bill to put rules in place, so powerful platforms don’t act on the whims of one man.

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