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Illustration depicting a pixelated user cursor reaching through the browser screen to affect the platform algorithm. CDT Research report entitled "This is Transparency to Me: User Insights into Recommendation Algorithm Reporting."

“This is Transparency to Me:” User Insights into Recommendation Algorithm Reporting
CDT filed an amicus brief in Woodhull v. United States, a case challenging the constitutionality of Allowing States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). White document on a grey background.

CDT Files Amicus Brief Challenging Constitutionality of FOSTA
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
EU Commission logo, against a white background.

CDT Europe Response to European Commission’s Consultation on the Proposal on Fighting Child Sexual Abuse
CDT report, entitled "Improving Researcher Access to Digital Data: A Workshop Report." Black text against a white background, with three long rectangles filled with various densities of blue and red gradients of a halftone pattern.

Improving Researcher Access to Digital Data: A Workshop Report
CDT submitted comments to the Facebook Oversight Board on a case regarding a law enforcement request to take down a post containing UK drill music. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Weighs In with Facebook Oversight Board on UK Drill Music Case
CDT submitted comments to the UK Parliament on the UK Online Safety Bill. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Comments to UK Parliament on the UK Online Safety Bill
CDT & ACLU file amicus briefs in cases that will interpret FOSTA’s civil liability standard. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT & ACLU File Amicus Briefs in Cases That Will Interpret FOSTA’s Civil Liability Standard
CDT submitted comments to the Facebook Oversight Board, in a case regarding the use of a 'Media Matching Bank' in the Takedown of a Colombian police cartoon. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT’s Comments to Facebook Oversight Board on Case Regarding the Use of ‘Media Matching Bank’ in the Takedown of a Colombian Police Cartoon
CDT, EFF + other organizations lead a Supreme Court brief urging the High Court to stop the Texas social media law. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT, EFF + Other Orgs Lead Supreme Court Brief Urging High Court to Stop Texas Social Media Law
A brief by CDT's Civic Tech team, entitled "The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks." White document on a dark grey background.

The Chilling Effect of Student Monitoring: Disproportionate Impacts and Mental Health Risks
Cover image for CDT Research’s report, entitled "Shedding Light on Shadowbanning." A series of three panels showing a photo sharing service, with the middle panel showing a series of gray figures moving squares around (to demonstrate opaque actions taken on a user’s content).

Shedding Light on Shadowbanning