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Accountability and Speech Protection

Technology companies hold immense power in the modern information environment, and ISD works to hold these influential actors accountable. ISD advances tech accountability primarily by advocating for greater transparency, which is essential to building trust among the public, governments, regulators, the private sector, and social media platform—and to strengthening accountability across these stakeholders.

December 18, 2025

The trust-consensus paradox: why decentralized fact-checking faces challenges on polarizing topics

The Dispatch analyzes Meta’s shift to user-driven moderation, exploring how Community Notes work, their strengths, limits, and ways to improve them.

Accountability and Speech Protection, Data Access and Transparency, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 5, 2025

Assessing and Mitigating Conflict-Related Online Risks: Challenges for Governments, Regulators and Online Platforms

Accountability and Speech Protection, Freedom of Expression, Tech Accountability and Safety

October 31, 2025

Irish Presidential Election 2025: Renewed attacks on election integrity and repeated platform failures

Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity

October 15, 2025

ISD CEO Sasha Havlicek to speak at the Future of Democracy Conference

Accountability and Speech Protection, Emerging Technologies, Freedom of Expression, Tech Accountability and Safety

March 24, 2025

Crushing Comments: Gendered Harassment during the 2024 EU Parliament Elections on TikTok

Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

August 17, 2020

Hosting the ‘Holohoax’: A Snapshot of Holocaust Denial Across Social Media

Accountability and Speech Protection, Antisemitism

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