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Imran Ahmed
@imranahmed.bsky.social
CEO & Founder of Center for Countering Digital Hate
Reposted by Imran Ahmed
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 👇
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🚨 Extreme misogyny is being normalized both online and offline.

Watch tech & online culture reporter @taylorlorenz.bsky.social's chat with CCDH’s @imranahmed.bsky.social about the dangers of the manosphere ⤵️
counterhate.com/blog/incels-...
June 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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“Southport was profitable for X, and the other platforms. We need to make sure that in future, it’s costly.”

Watch our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social testify before the UK Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.

Full Testimony:
https://buff.ly/4h76qJ7...
January 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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📢 "This is going to create a tidal wave of unchallenged lies."

Watch our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on @cnn.com on Mark Zuckerberg's decision to scrap Meta’s fact-checking program ⤵️
January 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Zuckerberg knows his platforms' algorithms amplify hate, lies & controversies. Yet, he is scrapping Meta's content moderation program.

"It's clearly a decision taken for political reasons rather than any principle." - Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on ABC News👇
https://buff.ly/3C2sJQS
January 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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@mikahsargent.com & @dmoren.com dive into Siri privacy & Apple's AI future on Tech News Weekly. @jasonhiner.bsky.social breaks down CES 2025's hottest tech, while @imranahmed.bsky.social of CCDH discusses Meta's fact-checking rollback. Check it out here: twit.tv/tnw/369
Checking In With CES 2025 | TWiT.TV
This week on Tech News Weekly, host Mikah Sargent is joined by guest co-host Dan Moren to discuss Siri privacy concerns and how Apple could leverage AI to improve the user
twit.tv
January 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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“Meta is now saying it’s up to you to spot the lies on its platforms, and that it’s not their problem if you can’t tell the difference, even if those lies, hate, or scams end up hurting you."

@imranahmed.bsky.social in @theverge.com on Zuckerberg's disastrous decision 👇
Meta is leaving its users to wade through hate and disinformation
Meta’s decision to eliminate fact-checking could unleash a flood of disinformation, experts warn.
buff.ly
January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Zuckerberg knows his platforms' algorithms amplify hate, lies & controversies. Yet, he is scrapping Meta's content moderation program.

"It's clearly a decision taken for political reasons rather than any principle." - Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on ABC News👇
https://buff.ly/3C2sJQS
January 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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🗣️Zuckerberg's decision to scrap Meta's content moderation will "create a tidal wave of unchallenged lies - increasing the spread of hate, threatening the integrity of our communities, our democracy & potentially harming public health & our kids."

Watch our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on @cnn.com ⤵️
Meta to get rid of fact-checkers on Facebook, Instagram | CNN
Facebook and Instagram will no longer do fact checking, leaving it to users to flag objectionable content. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls it an effort to avoid bias or censorship, but concedes they wi...
edition.cnn.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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🗣️"In 2025, help us to hold these giant corporations accountable. The window for change is closing. We must act now." - A message from our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social.

Join us today 👇
https://buff.ly/3ZObOcB
December 31, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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"How on earth can it be that social media platforms are the only businesses in America that are not subject to negligence law or any kind of scrutiny whatsoever?"

Listen to our CEO, @imranahmed.bsky.social on The Lowdown from Nick Cohen podcast 👇

shows.acast.com/the-lowdown-...
The war on digital hate must be won | The Lowdown from Nick Cohen
Fighting the Leviathan lie machines - Imran Ahmed
shows.acast.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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"...that’s precisely what YouTube did — pushed this user towards harmful, destructive, dangerous, self-harm-encouraging content.”

Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @the-independent.com on how YouTube pushes eating disorder content to young girls👇

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
YouTube suggests videos about disordered eating to some young users, new study says
YouTube’s policy states that it will remove or restrict content that ‘glorifies or promotes eating disorders’ but the study found that harmful content is still accessible on the social media platform
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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TW: eating disorders & self-harm

CCDH's new devastating report shows that YouTube is promoting eating disorder & self-harm videos to teenage girls.

Want to learn more? Watch our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social explaining our findings on Scrolling2Death 👇
www.scrolling2death.com/post/new-rep...
December 11, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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TW: eating disorders & self-harm

Disturbing new research from CCDH found that YouTube promotes & profits from eating disorder content.

Social media platforms must put children’s safety over profit.

Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on Scrolling 2 Death👇
www.scrolling2death.com/post/new-rep...
[NEW REPORT] YouTube's Anorexia Algorithm (with Imran Ahmed)
A new report shows that YouTube pushes eating disorder and self-harm content to teens
www.scrolling2death.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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TW: eating disorders & self-harm

Imagine you’re a 13-year-old girl who created a YouTube account. You watch a video related to eating disorders for the first time.

What does YouTube do? Instead of protecting you, it recommends more harmful videos.

Learn more👇
counterhate.com/research/you...
December 10, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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🗣️"We are now facing what I would call the nuclear age of disinformation, in which it is easier and cheaper than ever to spread disinformation on a massive scale."

Read our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social's interview for CIVICUS Lens👇

lens.civicus.org/interview/it...
‘It’s easier and cheaper than ever to spread disinformation on a massive scale’
CIVICUS discusses online disinformation and hate speech, and the role of civil society in combating them, with Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
lens.civicus.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Wow. So glad to join BlueSky.

Social media was meant to be a way to bring people together, to make the world smaller and more intimate, to challenge hate and create understanding.

But the oligarchs in charge of most big platforms have betrayed that vision in favor of greed and profits.
December 2, 2024 at 2:56 AM