On BBC Woman's Hour Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr talking about their research which demonstrated how TikTok's algorithm gamifies harmful content. Sane recommendations, not the usual moral panic. Available soon, 48 mins in: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… Also in the Guardian: theguardian.com/media/2024/feb…

On BBC Woman's Hour about how social media algorithms gamifies harmful content and the need for a healthy digital diet. Available soon, 48 mins in: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

🔊“This is about the gamification of harmful online content” Dr @KaitlynRegehr discusses new UCL Information Studies research on BBC Woman's Hour that shows social media algorithms amplify extreme & misogynistic content, normalising harmful ideologies online. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… from 46:56

Happy birthday!

Thank you ⁦Bridget Phillipson⁩ for taking on board and working to implement our recommendations on combating the impacts of online hate and misogyny on young people. thetimes.co.uk/article/labour…

Our new Podcast examines the link between social media and misogyny education.gov.scot/news/new-podca… via Education Scotland

Disagreeing Well in an online world takes place tonight. Speakers Ayesha Hazarika, Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr, Inaya Folarin Iman and Gina Miller discuss the impact that social media platforms have on our society. Join the stream from 6:30pm: youtube.com/watch?v=VuHbKs…

📢 News Update - UCL Information Studies Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr's research and the UKs’ first cyberflashing conviction The first conviction of cyberflashing under the Online Safety Bill in England and Wales, which was directly informed by UCL research. Read more: buff.ly/3VApqb8

This was a really good event, fab panel. You can watch it any time on YouTube #UCLDisagreeingWell UCL Ayesha Hazarika Inaya Folarin Iman Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr Gina Miller

Thank you Dr. Bettina Friedrich - this is a vital conversation, including how social media platforms are manipulating minds with impunity!

Last night's #UCLDisagreeingWell event featured an excellent panel, including UCL Information Studies academic Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr. The event is available to watch on demand on YouTube buff.ly/4av91J7 Congratulations to all involved! @UCL

Such a joy to join the Disagreeing Well panel with Ayesha Hazarika, Inaya Folarin Iman & Gina Miller. Here’s my quick take on how social media has changed our democracy, society, and us!

Can't wait to see Team UCL in tonight's University Challenge final? Neither can we 💜 Learn more about the team that made the 'comeback of the series' in this interview by Student Journalist Caroline Coyer: ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/apr/…

"Young people increasingly exist within digital echo-chambers, which can normalise harmful rhetoric": Dr Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr UCL Information Studies, who has studied how social media can amplify misogynistic content to teens, comments on WhatsApp's age limit dropping to 13 inews.co.uk/news/whatsapp-…

Meta drops WhatsApp’s minimum age to 13 | UCL News - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines…

Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr (Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr) quoted in Times Online: Police warning over children in violent and racist WhatsApp groups thetimes.co.uk/article/0c1720…

This is really concerning. We also have a report launching tomorrow on the role of algorithmic recommender functions on YouTube Shorts and TikTok in promoting male supremacist influencers Kate McDonald Kirsty Park Anti Bullying Centre (ABC) Dr Catherine R. Baker rte.ie/news/primetime…

Thanks Stephanie Stacey for speaking with me about misinformation and TikTok for the Financial Times. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Thanks for raising awareness @bbc about how algorithms prioritise harm, hate and misinformation. Let’s educate our kids - and us all - about how these processes work.

“Harm, in general, is prioritised for young people”: Dr Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr UCL Information Studies UCL Arts & Humanities comments on her research finding that social media algorithms amplify extreme content, such as misogynistic posts or misinformation