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Election Disinformation in Different Languages is a Big Problem in the U.S.
CDT Joins Letter to Social Media Platforms Reiterating Importance of Curbing the Spread of Disinformation Before U.S. Midterms. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins Letter to Social Media Platforms Reiterating Importance of Curbing the Spread of Disinformation Before U.S. Midterms
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EU Tech Policy Brief: September 2022 Recap
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."

“This is Transparency to Me” – Research Prototypes
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 joins 75 other organizations in urging Congress to pass the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, to study the impact of SESTA/FOSTA. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins 75 Other Orgs in Urging Congress to Pass SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, Studying Impact of SESTA/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
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Social Media Companies Should Give Researchers Access to More Data. Other Industries Can Show Them How
CDT joined an open letter opposing the South Carolina Senate Bill 1373. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Letter Opposing South Carolina Senate Bill 1373
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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
A blog series by the CDT Europe team on the EU Digital Services Act. A green/blue background, with a slightly visible circle of stars from the EU flag. Text in yellow and white.

A Series on the EU Digital Services Act: Due Diligence in Content Moderation