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Graphic for CDT Research report, entitled "Real Time Threats." Illustration of a smartphone showing a warped grid and a recording button; the phone is surrounded by a "LIVE" icon, a warning icon in front of a cloud of smoke, chat bubbles, image icons, an eye, a video, a voice note; Tetris-like blocks are interspersed between all the elements.

Real Time Threats: Analysis of Trust and Safety Practices for Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) Prevention on Livestreaming Platforms
Graphic for CDT Research report, entitled "Screened Out: The Impact of Digitized Hiring Assessments on Disabled Workers." A multi-panel color illustration includes a wheelchair user typing, a person with headphones facing an error on a laptop, a close-up of a person with a hearing aid, and a person with glasses. Geometric shapes and icons connect these panels, highlighting hiring assessments and discrimination disabled people face.

Screened Out: The Impact of Digitized Hiring Assessments on Disabled Workers
Graphic for a CDT and University of Pittsburgh report, entitled "Hated More: Online Violence Targeting Women of Color Candidates in the 2024 US Election." Black text on a light grey background.

Report – Hated More: Online Violence Targeting Women of Color Candidates in the 2024 US Election
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CDT Response to the Oversight Board’s Call for Public Comments on: “Explicit AI Images of Female Public Figures”
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CDT Europe Reacts to EU Directive on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) – New Rules to Tackle Online GBV Create Free Expression Concerns
CDT Research report, entitled "Beyond the Screen: Parents' Experiences with Student Activity Monitoring in K-12 Schools." Illustration of a laptop, browser windows and social media posts being monitored – and the hands of adults reaching in to understand not just what's being flagged, but the system itself and its impacts.

Report – Beyond the Screen: Parents’ Experiences with Student Activity Monitoring in K-12 Schools
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Press Release: Women of Color Political Candidates in US Targeted with the Worst Online Abuse
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Women of Color Political Candidates in the US Endure Most Severe Online Abuse, Mis- and Disinformation
Graphic for a CDT report, entitled "An Unrepresentative Democracy: How Disinformation and Online Abuse Hinder Women of Color Political Candidates in the United States." Illustration depicting a woman's leg in kitten heel stomping on malicious social media posts while casting a shadow of the U.S. capital building.

An Unrepresentative Democracy: How Disinformation and Online Abuse Hinder Women of Color Political Candidates in the United States
CDT Research report, entitled "Learning to Share: Lessons on Data-Sharing from Beyond Social Media," and authored by Gabriel Nicholas and Dhanaraj Thakur. A collection of yellow-colored logos from popular social media platforms are arranged to form a sort of "key," unlocking a barrier between researchers and potential data-informed insights (illustrated as a series of data visualizations, with an orange-to-purple gradient).

Learning to Share: Lessons on Data-Sharing from Beyond Social Media
Graphic for CDT's podcast, entitled "CDT's Tech Talks." Hosted by Jamal Magby, and available on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Dark grey text and app logos, as well as light blue text, on a white background.

Tech Talk: Data Brokers — Talking Tech w/ Greg Nojeim & Dhanaraj Thakur
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Survey Instrument & Raw Results Data – Shedding Light on Shadowbanning