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.
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Toxic Tips: Misogynistic Narratives on TikTok in Hungary
ISD analysis found misogynistic rhetoric in Hungarian TikTok relationship advice, normalising stalking, violence and harmful gender stereotypes.
Online Safety Regulation & Private Online Communications: The State of Play and Ways Ahead for Addressing Terrorism, Extremism, Hate, and Disinformation
This brief examines encryption's role in online safety, balancing privacy with mitigating terrorism, extremism, hate and disinformation.
Mainstreaming Digital Human Rights: A pan-European Policy Roadmap to Combat Online Antisemitism
This paper outlines challenges of online antisemitism and proposes practical, pan-European policy steps based on insights from 42 interviews.
Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion: A Guide for Teachers
This guide helps teachers design lessons about the Holocaust to prevent denial, enhance understanding, and promote critical thinking, digital literacy, and solidarity.
ISD Research Briefing: Monitoring Online Hate Speech in British Columbia
This briefing provides an overview of the findings from ISD’s monitoring of hate speech targeting minority communities in Canada.
Conflict Amplified: Disinformation and Hate in the Israel-Hamas War
This report explores the spread of hate speech, disinformation and extremism during the 2024 Israel-Hamas conflict in the UK, France and Germany.
When Hoaxes Make the Headlines: The Spread of ‘National Rape Day’ on TikTok
In April 2024, TikTok's failure to address the spread of the debunked ‘National Rape Day’ hoax highlighted gaps in its content moderation.
ISD Written Evidence to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Inquiry, on Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms
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.
Off-Limits: Sexual Violence on TikTok
TikTok’s inconsistent moderation on sexual violence risks marginalising victims while inadequately enforcing policies, harming women and the LGBTQ+ community.