Imran Ahmed
@imranahmed.bsky.social
CEO & Founder of Center for Countering Digital Hate
I have an exciting update!
Kerry Washington, the incredibly talented actor, producer and philanthropist is joining Season 2 of Nevertheless as our executive producer!
I will be one of the four nonprofit leaders the documentary will be highlighting.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Kerry Washington, the incredibly talented actor, producer and philanthropist is joining Season 2 of Nevertheless as our executive producer!
I will be one of the four nonprofit leaders the documentary will be highlighting.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
February 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I have an exciting update!
Kerry Washington, the incredibly talented actor, producer and philanthropist is joining Season 2 of Nevertheless as our executive producer!
I will be one of the four nonprofit leaders the documentary will be highlighting.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Kerry Washington, the incredibly talented actor, producer and philanthropist is joining Season 2 of Nevertheless as our executive producer!
I will be one of the four nonprofit leaders the documentary will be highlighting.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Excited to receive an advance copy of Civility Unbound, to which I contributed a chapter on how social media is undermining civility, discourse, and the values that underpin our democracy.
I’ll be on Morning Joe in a few days for the launch event!
Pre-orders available now at all good book sites!
I’ll be on Morning Joe in a few days for the launch event!
Pre-orders available now at all good book sites!
February 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Excited to receive an advance copy of Civility Unbound, to which I contributed a chapter on how social media is undermining civility, discourse, and the values that underpin our democracy.
I’ll be on Morning Joe in a few days for the launch event!
Pre-orders available now at all good book sites!
I’ll be on Morning Joe in a few days for the launch event!
Pre-orders available now at all good book sites!
Two Nobel prize winners for the price of one!
Had fun being questioned by Columbia University students last night at the invitation of Anya Schiffrin and Nobel Peace laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social.
Sincere thanks to Nobel Economics laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, and Anya for hosting the event.
Had fun being questioned by Columbia University students last night at the invitation of Anya Schiffrin and Nobel Peace laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social.
Sincere thanks to Nobel Economics laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, and Anya for hosting the event.
February 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Two Nobel prize winners for the price of one!
Had fun being questioned by Columbia University students last night at the invitation of Anya Schiffrin and Nobel Peace laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social.
Sincere thanks to Nobel Economics laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, and Anya for hosting the event.
Had fun being questioned by Columbia University students last night at the invitation of Anya Schiffrin and Nobel Peace laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social.
Sincere thanks to Nobel Economics laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, and Anya for hosting the event.
A powerful day on the Hill on Section 230. Joseph Gordon-Levitt spoke not as a celebrity, but as a dad worried for his kids. Parent survivors shared painful truths. With bipartisan support, including Senator Durbin and Rep. Brandon Guffey (R-SC), it’s clear that online safety matters to all of us.
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
A powerful day on the Hill on Section 230. Joseph Gordon-Levitt spoke not as a celebrity, but as a dad worried for his kids. Parent survivors shared painful truths. With bipartisan support, including Senator Durbin and Rep. Brandon Guffey (R-SC), it’s clear that online safety matters to all of us.
Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov has consistently stood up for immigrants and against policies that misuse power to silence protected speech.
Thankful for his leadership — and for lawmakers who understand that defending democracy means defending both people and principles.
Thankful for his leadership — and for lawmakers who understand that defending democracy means defending both people and principles.
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Senator @vanhollen.senate.gov has consistently stood up for immigrants and against policies that misuse power to silence protected speech.
Thankful for his leadership — and for lawmakers who understand that defending democracy means defending both people and principles.
Thankful for his leadership — and for lawmakers who understand that defending democracy means defending both people and principles.
It was an honor to meet with Senator @adamschiff.com today.
We agreed that sanctions must never be used to silence independent research into digital harms and public accountability for corporations.
@counterhate.com isn’t backing down, in fact we issued a report on Grok just last week!
We agreed that sanctions must never be used to silence independent research into digital harms and public accountability for corporations.
@counterhate.com isn’t backing down, in fact we issued a report on Grok just last week!
January 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM
It was an honor to meet with Senator @adamschiff.com today.
We agreed that sanctions must never be used to silence independent research into digital harms and public accountability for corporations.
@counterhate.com isn’t backing down, in fact we issued a report on Grok just last week!
We agreed that sanctions must never be used to silence independent research into digital harms and public accountability for corporations.
@counterhate.com isn’t backing down, in fact we issued a report on Grok just last week!
Fun day at Sundance in Park City, Utah, on Thursday with Kerry Washington, fellow Elevate Prize winners, speaking to an audience of filmmakers, artists, and activists on why we must hold social media and AI companies accountable.
Thank you @elevateprize.bsky.social for organizing this magical day.
Thank you @elevateprize.bsky.social for organizing this magical day.
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Fun day at Sundance in Park City, Utah, on Thursday with Kerry Washington, fellow Elevate Prize winners, speaking to an audience of filmmakers, artists, and activists on why we must hold social media and AI companies accountable.
Thank you @elevateprize.bsky.social for organizing this magical day.
Thank you @elevateprize.bsky.social for organizing this magical day.
From the slopes of Sundance yesterday to the halls of Northwestern University on Friday, where I took part in an excellent debate on accountability for digital platforms with academics, practitioners and philanthropists.
Can’t say my job isn’t diverse!
Can’t say my job isn’t diverse!
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 AM
From the slopes of Sundance yesterday to the halls of Northwestern University on Friday, where I took part in an excellent debate on accountability for digital platforms with academics, practitioners and philanthropists.
Can’t say my job isn’t diverse!
Can’t say my job isn’t diverse!
If you ever wonder, what is it that Musk doesn’t want you to know… here’s your answer.
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
If you ever wonder, what is it that Musk doesn’t want you to know… here’s your answer.
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Another brilliant bit of research by @counterhate.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
The biggest companies in the world are scared of basic levels of transparency.
So you gotta ask the question...
What are they trying to hide, and why?
Our research gives you the answers you need.
And that’s why they’re trying to silence us.
So you gotta ask the question...
What are they trying to hide, and why?
Our research gives you the answers you need.
And that’s why they’re trying to silence us.
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The biggest companies in the world are scared of basic levels of transparency.
So you gotta ask the question...
What are they trying to hide, and why?
Our research gives you the answers you need.
And that’s why they’re trying to silence us.
So you gotta ask the question...
What are they trying to hide, and why?
Our research gives you the answers you need.
And that’s why they’re trying to silence us.
I don’t want to fight a tyrannical government for my right to speak.
But I must.
Because if we lose the will to fight, then all is lost.
This is more important than party.
This is about the Republic itself
If you can help, please donate here:
gofund.me/c9de0a74d
But I must.
Because if we lose the will to fight, then all is lost.
This is more important than party.
This is about the Republic itself
If you can help, please donate here:
gofund.me/c9de0a74d
January 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I don’t want to fight a tyrannical government for my right to speak.
But I must.
Because if we lose the will to fight, then all is lost.
This is more important than party.
This is about the Republic itself
If you can help, please donate here:
gofund.me/c9de0a74d
But I must.
Because if we lose the will to fight, then all is lost.
This is more important than party.
This is about the Republic itself
If you can help, please donate here:
gofund.me/c9de0a74d
Lovely to spend time with Eric D. Fingerhut, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America last week.
Excited about our work together in 2026 to address antisemitism on social media and protect children and our communities.
Excited about our work together in 2026 to address antisemitism on social media and protect children and our communities.
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Lovely to spend time with Eric D. Fingerhut, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America last week.
Excited about our work together in 2026 to address antisemitism on social media and protect children and our communities.
Excited about our work together in 2026 to address antisemitism on social media and protect children and our communities.
Great chat with @karaswisher.bsky.social last week.
You can catch it here:
YouTube:
youtu.be/GT4AtZQ0CYo?...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/7fLa...
You can catch it here:
YouTube:
youtu.be/GT4AtZQ0CYo?...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/7fLa...
How Trump is criminalizing criticism
YouTube video by On with Kara Swisher
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Great chat with @karaswisher.bsky.social last week.
You can catch it here:
YouTube:
youtu.be/GT4AtZQ0CYo?...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/7fLa...
You can catch it here:
YouTube:
youtu.be/GT4AtZQ0CYo?...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/7fLa...
Catch the next episode of On With Kara Swisher this week, where @karaswisher.bsky.social and I discuss why Elon Musk wants ICE to deport me, why Grok kid p**n is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his shitty business practices, and how we can fix the mess we are in with social media and AI.
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Catch the next episode of On With Kara Swisher this week, where @karaswisher.bsky.social and I discuss why Elon Musk wants ICE to deport me, why Grok kid p**n is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his shitty business practices, and how we can fix the mess we are in with social media and AI.
Happy New Year folks!
Looking forward to @counterhate.com going from strength to strength in 2026.
Back at work and siting on unreasonably low chairs again…
Looking forward to @counterhate.com going from strength to strength in 2026.
Back at work and siting on unreasonably low chairs again…
January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Happy New Year folks!
Looking forward to @counterhate.com going from strength to strength in 2026.
Back at work and siting on unreasonably low chairs again…
Looking forward to @counterhate.com going from strength to strength in 2026.
Back at work and siting on unreasonably low chairs again…
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The U.S. State Department is threatening our CEO with detention & deportation. Yet, America’s strength is its laws, which keep power in check and prevent abuse.
"No one should be deported for being an advocate."
Watch @imranahmed.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇
"No one should be deported for being an advocate."
Watch @imranahmed.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The U.S. State Department is threatening our CEO with detention & deportation. Yet, America’s strength is its laws, which keep power in check and prevent abuse.
"No one should be deported for being an advocate."
Watch @imranahmed.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇
"No one should be deported for being an advocate."
Watch @imranahmed.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social 👇
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"The work that we do; protecting children online, looking at the spread of eating disorder and self-harm content, is, first of all, important work that needs to be done to protect the public."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @pbsnews.org on the U.S. State Department's deportation threats ⤵️
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @pbsnews.org on the U.S. State Department's deportation threats ⤵️
Imran Ahmed on Trump's threat to deport him over 'censorship' for countering online hate
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining or deporting Imran Ahmed. He’s a British-born researcher who focuses on countering online hate and misinformation, but t...
www.pbs.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"The work that we do; protecting children online, looking at the spread of eating disorder and self-harm content, is, first of all, important work that needs to be done to protect the public."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @pbsnews.org on the U.S. State Department's deportation threats ⤵️
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @pbsnews.org on the U.S. State Department's deportation threats ⤵️
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"This has never been about politics. What it has been about is companies that simply do not want to be held accountable and, because of the influence of big money in Washington, are corrupting the system and trying to bend it to their will."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 👇
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 👇
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’
Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"This has never been about politics. What it has been about is companies that simply do not want to be held accountable and, because of the influence of big money in Washington, are corrupting the system and trying to bend it to their will."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 👇
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 👇
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
A bit of real cheer for us all!
🎅🎄🤶🌲
A bit of real cheer for us all!
🎅🎄🤶🌲
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
A bit of real cheer for us all!
🎅🎄🤶🌲
A bit of real cheer for us all!
🎅🎄🤶🌲
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"It is outrageous that social media companies have been given special protections from being held accountable under the law even when they hurt our kids, enable criminals and scammers, or profit from illegal activities."
CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in ABC News 4 on the Sunset Section 230 bill 👇
CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in ABC News 4 on the Sunset Section 230 bill 👇
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"It is outrageous that social media companies have been given special protections from being held accountable under the law even when they hurt our kids, enable criminals and scammers, or profit from illegal activities."
CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in ABC News 4 on the Sunset Section 230 bill 👇
CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in ABC News 4 on the Sunset Section 230 bill 👇
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"Without checks and balances, [social media companies] have become a little bit tyrannical, very arrogant, and completely dismissive of their impact on our society."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Without checks and balances, [social media companies] have become a little bit tyrannical, very arrogant, and completely dismissive of their impact on our society."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
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🚨Today, the European Commission hit Elon Musk's X with a fine for trying to evade transparency by shutting off data access for researchers.
“No tech platform is above the laws all corporations have to abide by in Europe. "
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @cnet.com 👇
“No tech platform is above the laws all corporations have to abide by in Europe. "
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @cnet.com 👇
Elon Musk's X Hit With $140M Fine Over 'Deceptive' Blue Checkmark Design
EU regulators also reprimanded the social media company for its lack of ad transparency and failure to provide researchers with access to data.
www.cnet.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🚨Today, the European Commission hit Elon Musk's X with a fine for trying to evade transparency by shutting off data access for researchers.
“No tech platform is above the laws all corporations have to abide by in Europe. "
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @cnet.com 👇
“No tech platform is above the laws all corporations have to abide by in Europe. "
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @cnet.com 👇
Holy moly, this is so much fun.
This is a cool game the Digital team at Center for Countering Digital Hate put together off their own initiative in their spare time!
Hey and tell us your real score! Mine was 5…. :(
counterhate.com/spot-the-fake/
This is a cool game the Digital team at Center for Countering Digital Hate put together off their own initiative in their spare time!
Hey and tell us your real score! Mine was 5…. :(
counterhate.com/spot-the-fake/
Spot the Fake — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
Is this the real world – or is it AI fantasy? Test yourself and see how well you can spot AI-generated images. Play now.
counterhate.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Holy moly, this is so much fun.
This is a cool game the Digital team at Center for Countering Digital Hate put together off their own initiative in their spare time!
Hey and tell us your real score! Mine was 5…. :(
counterhate.com/spot-the-fake/
This is a cool game the Digital team at Center for Countering Digital Hate put together off their own initiative in their spare time!
Hey and tell us your real score! Mine was 5…. :(
counterhate.com/spot-the-fake/
Proud that @counterhate.com has played a central role in triggering this action by Ofcom. This is a result of our research showing how X and other platforms promote and reward antisemitic extremism and terror in our societies.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Ofcom Launches Investigation Into Social Media Major Platforms Over Illegal Hate Content
Internet regulator Ofcom has launched a new investigation into whether social media platforms are doing enough to identify and take down illegal te...
www.politicshome.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Proud that @counterhate.com has played a central role in triggering this action by Ofcom. This is a result of our research showing how X and other platforms promote and reward antisemitic extremism and terror in our societies.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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CCDH researchers have found that AI chatbots are giving dangerous advice to kids as young as 13.
It's time for policymakers to step up and hold AI companies accountable for the harms they cause.
Our CEO, @imranahmed.bsky.social in @tbij.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/47FDjce
It's time for policymakers to step up and hold AI companies accountable for the harms they cause.
Our CEO, @imranahmed.bsky.social in @tbij.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/47FDjce
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
CCDH researchers have found that AI chatbots are giving dangerous advice to kids as young as 13.
It's time for policymakers to step up and hold AI companies accountable for the harms they cause.
Our CEO, @imranahmed.bsky.social in @tbij.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/47FDjce
It's time for policymakers to step up and hold AI companies accountable for the harms they cause.
Our CEO, @imranahmed.bsky.social in @tbij.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/47FDjce