Dr. Joan Donovan is one of the world’s leading experts on misinformation, disinformation, online extremism, and media manipulation. Beginning in October 2021, Dr. Donovan ran into a wall of … [Read more...] about Donor Malign Influence Campaign at Harvard
Corporate Accountability & Big Tech Impact
How Whistleblower Aid Helped Raise the Alarm About Data Security At Twitter Even Before Elon Musk’s Takeover
When the former head of security at Twitter, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, wanted to speak out about security, privacy and infrastructure failures at the company even before Elon Musk’s takeover, he turned to … [Read more...] about How Whistleblower Aid Helped Raise the Alarm About Data Security At Twitter Even Before Elon Musk’s Takeover
How We Helped Tell The Real Story About Hate and Violence on Social Media
Frances Haugen, a member of Facebook’s Civic Integrity team, became front page news around the world in 2021 when she showed how the company was misrepresenting its progress on containing the spread … [Read more...] about How We Helped Tell The Real Story About Hate and Violence on Social Media
Anonymous Whistleblower calls out Persistent Threat
When then-CEO Parag Agrawal initiated a campaign to discredit renowned cybersecurity chief, Mudge Zatko’s, disclosures about the true state of Twitter, anonymous whistleblower known as Jack Spratt, … [Read more...] about Anonymous Whistleblower calls out Persistent Threat
Protecting the Most Vulnerable Caught in Political Crossfire
Our clients revealed that Facebook had deliberately blocked pages of Australian government fire and safety agencies, among others, during brush fire season and health institutes days before the … [Read more...] about Protecting the Most Vulnerable Caught in Political Crossfire
Whistleblower Aid Exposes Hate and Human Rights Abuses Facebook Ignored
Joohn Choe hunted bad actors for Facebook. His directive was to find and report hate groups, inciters of violence, and illegal use of the platform according to their community standards and … [Read more...] about Whistleblower Aid Exposes Hate and Human Rights Abuses Facebook Ignored