Our recent investigation into @TikTok’s low bandwidth Android alternative, TikTok Lite, has revealed significant safety concerns. The research reveals how the app lacks crucial protections in two categories🧵⬇️

Our statement on the ongoing far right riots in the UK. Please share far and wide. #UKRiots #Riots #riotsengland #RiotsinUK #riotsuk #disinformation #misinformation #BigTech

"These toxic algorithms are deliberately designed to prioritize engagement above all else. As a result, they act as incendiaries that fuel division, disinformation, and hate." Amnesty Tech's take on Big Tech's role in the far-right, racist violence taking place across the UK 👇

Amidst the UK #riots - partly inflamed by #disinformation - #elonmusk has been platforming false and racist content on X. This has included posts by prominent British far right campaigner Tommy Robinson. We spoke to Marc Owen Jones who has been tracking Musk’s activity on X.

How can we heal and respond to hate? Niamh McDonald from Hope and Courage Collective tells us lessons learned based on her work with communities in Ireland resisting far-right violence over the past 18 months. #RiotsinUK #riots #riotsengland #RiotsUK

With some parents using tablets as digital pacifiers to soothe their children, a new study finds preschoolers who spend 75 minutes or more in front of a screen showed increased anger and frustration as they got older, along with difficulties in regulating their emotions.

🚨 NEW: Instagram failed to act on 93% of the abusive comments targeting high-profile US women candidates we reported, including death & r*pe threats. Meta must step up to protect women and public officials ahead of the US election. More in CNBC 👇 cnbc.com/2024/08/14/ins…

Prof Shakuntala Banaji LSE believes that in the fight against far right violence, regulating social media only works if the political figures enforcing it are truly antiracist, rather than seeking to capitalise on divisions. More in our newsletter 📩 blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-…

Social media wasn’t the only villain in the UK riots, but its role in fuelling racism can’t be ignored. We spoke to PeopleVsBigTech, a global tech justice collective, about why expanding racist rhetoric is part of Big Tech’s core business. 👉 blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-…

Have you got a case of ‘TikTok brain’? 🧠🫠 Read our latest newsletter find out what researchers are saying about the effect internet overuse, particularly endless short videos on social media, might be having on our cognitive function + mental health. blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-…

I dare you and your melted brain to read our latest newsletter from start to finish 🙃 blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-…

How can we make social media a happier, healthier place? Today, we kicked off our Bootcamp in London 💪 Here, 16 young ambassadors will tackle this question as they explore challenges, brainstorm solutions & take action for change! #OnlineSafety #YouthAction