Center for Technology & Society

ADL Center for Technology & Society leads the global fight against online hate and harassment. In a world riddled with antisemitism, bigotry, extremism and disinformation, we act as fierce advocates for making digital spaces safe, respectful and equitable for all people.

Resources

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Online Hate and Harassment: The American Experience 2021

March 22, 2021 Read more about Online Hate and Harassment: The American Experience 2021

Despite the blitz of self-regulation from technology companies, the level of online hate and harassment reported by users barely shifted when compared to reports from a year ago.

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2021 Online Antisemitism Report Card

July 29, 2021 Read more about 2021 Online Antisemitism Report Card

ADL grades social media platforms on how well they act on antisemitic content.

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Very Fine People

January 06, 2022 Read more about Very Fine People

This report is part of the ADL Belfer Fellowship series. What can machine learning tell us about white supremacist speech online? ADL Belfer Fellow Libby Hemphill shows how platforms miss discussions of conspiracy theories about white genocide and Jewish power and malicious grievances against Jews and people of color--and how platforms can do better.

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Exposure to Alternative & Extremist Content on YouTube

February 05, 2021 Read more about Exposure to Alternative & Extremist Content on YouTube

This report is part of the ADL Belfer Fellowship series. The authors study the role of YouTube in recommending and promoting harmful videos on its platform using a comprehensive collection of behavioral data.

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Hate is No Game: Harassment and Positive Social Experiences in Online Games 2021

September 13, 2021 Read more about Hate is No Game: Harassment and Positive Social Experiences in Online Games 2021

ADL's third annual survey on hate and harassment in online games, including a first-of-its-kind survey of teen online gaming experiences

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How Platforms Rate on Hate: Measuring Antisemitism and Adequacy of Enforcement Across Reddit and Twitter

December 01, 2021 Read more about How Platforms Rate on Hate: Measuring Antisemitism and Adequacy of Enforcement Across Reddit and Twitter

The ADL Center for Technology and Society is building the Online Hate Index, a machine learning system that detects hate targeting marginalized groups on online platforms. This report presents the inaugural findings of the OHI’s antisemitism classifier.

Social Pattern Library

Our resource for social platform interaction designers and developers provides design prototypes for features to mitigate and prevent hate and to improve abuse reporting and support for targets.

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Belfer Fellows

In 2018, ADL Center for Technology and Society, with the support of the Robert Belfer Family, launched the Belfer Fellows program. The Belfer Fellowship program advances ADL’s work by promoting awareness around online hate and digital citizenship, as well as implementing these projects for the wider social good.

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What We Do

ADL Center for Technology & Society brings together policy experts, developers and researchers to combat hate in the digital world. We recommend policy and product interventions to elected officials and technology companies to mitigate online hate and harassment. We drive advocacy efforts, hold online platforms accountable and educate their staff on current threats and challenges. We produce applied research by analysts and a network of fellows, generating new insights into the nature and impact of hate and harassment on marginalized communities. We create technical tools and products that provide much-needed data measurement and analysis to track identity-based online hate and harassment. We empower targets of harassment by responding to online incidents of hate and work with platforms to create safer online spaces for all.

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