The Center for Countering Digital Hate

Instagram Fuels $1.3M "Hate Merch" Economy, Including T-Shirts Glorifying Hitler, New Report Finds WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new investigation from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), released today in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), reveals that Instagram is algorithmically promoting accounts that sell [...]

On September 8, 2026 a federal judge dismissed CCDH CEO Imran Ahmed 's lawsuit seeking to prevent the Trump administration from detaining and deporting him over his research and advocacy on online harms.

What the first half of 2026 tells us about DSA enforcement In the first half of 2026, the European Commission opened new investigations, issued preliminary findings, imposed fines, designated new VLOPs and VLOSEs, and accepted compliance plans under the Digital Services Act. The substance of these [...]

Content warning: This article discusses suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, substance abuse, sextortion and sexual exploitation. Congress has only a few months left to turn years of hearings and promises into law. As lawmakers prepare to return from the August recess, several bills that could protect children and Big Tech victims are waiting for floor votes or further committee action. Some have already won broad bipartisan support. None can protect a single person until Congress finishes the job.

Congress Has a Chance to Get Kids' Online Safety Right Today, the Senate Commerce Committee passed several major bills on children's online safety and artificial intelligence. The package reflects years of bipartisan work by lawmakers and advocacy organizations, like CCDH, who have made protecting children online a national priority. [...]

In June, European Parliament lawmakers passed the Return Regulation, a legislation which aims to speed up the removal of third-country nationals from the European Union. As the vote concluded, far-right Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) began chanting "send them back" in the chamber. Associated with anti-immigration rhetoric, the language was widely condemned as dehumanising and prompted criticism from across the political spectrum.

Andy Burnham starts as the new British Prime Minister at a moment of rare political consensus, where most agree that social media companies have failed to protect children online. Before stepping down as Prime Minister, Keir Starmer's government began to address online harms and platform responsibility. Starmer proposed a social media ban for under 16s, overnight curfew restrictions for older teens, and addictive platform features like infinite scrolling also switched off by default.

LONDON, 14th July 2026 - The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) today launched Up Next: Anorexia Algorithm, a new report finding that YouTube continues to recommend harmful eating disorder content to children despite significant improvements since the implementation of online safety regulation. Repeating its 2024 investigation, CCDH tested YouTube's recommendation system using simulated 13-year-old girl accounts in the United States, United Kingdom and European Union.

Key findings We tested YouTube using simulated accounts registered as 13-year-old girls across the US, UK and EU. After viewing an eating disorder video with each account, we analyzed 300 recommendations shown in the "Up Next" feed. YouTube still recommends harmful eating disorder content that breach YouTube's policies, including "thinspiration", videos documenting extreme calorie restriction, and subliminal weight loss videos.

Dear Irish Presidency, The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is looking forward to Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. We welcome the Presidency's ambitious agenda especially on the topics of AI and the protection of minors. CCDH recommends that the Presidency: Lay the groundwork for an ambitious DFA and not give into corporate lobbying.