‘It’s easier and cheaper than ever to spread disinformation on a massive scale’

CIVICUS discusses online disinformation and hate speech, and the role of civil society in combating them, with Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

CCDH is an international civil society organisation dedicated to combating online disinformation and hate and holding social media companies accountable for their role in perpetuating them. As a result of its work to expose harmful content on X/Twitter, it was unsuccessfully sued by the platform’s owner, Elon Musk.

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