Recommending Hate: How TikTok’s Search Engine Algorithms Reproduce Societal Bias
This report looks at TikTok's search algorithms and how it fails to detect hateful terms, reinforcing biases against marginalised groups.
This report looks at TikTok's search algorithms and how it fails to detect hateful terms, reinforcing biases against marginalised groups.
ISD analysis found misogynistic rhetoric in Hungarian TikTok relationship advice, normalising stalking, violence and harmful gender stereotypes.
This brief examines encryption's role in online safety, balancing privacy with mitigating terrorism, extremism, hate and disinformation.
This paper outlines challenges of online antisemitism and proposes practical, pan-European policy steps based on insights from 42 interviews.
This guide helps teachers design lessons about the Holocaust to prevent denial, enhance understanding, and promote critical thinking, digital literacy, and solidarity.
This briefing provides an overview of the findings from ISD’s monitoring of hate speech targeting minority communities in Canada.
This report explores the spread of hate speech, disinformation and extremism during the 2024 Israel-Hamas conflict in the UK, France and Germany.
In April 2024, TikTok's failure to address the spread of the debunked ‘National Rape Day’ hoax highlighted gaps in its content moderation.
This document examines the harms of social media algorithms, their role in the 2024 UK riots, and regulatory approaches to mitigate misinformation and AI-driven content.
TikTok’s inconsistent moderation on sexual violence risks marginalising victims while inadequately enforcing policies, harming women and the LGBTQ+ community.