Disrupt Online Hate and Harassment

We advise social media and online game platforms on ways to halt the spread of harmful content. We advocate for technology companies to enact robust community guidelines, enforce their policies at scale, aggressively respond to hate speech, transparently disclose their policies and enforcement and undergo independent audits and review, and make it easier for targets of hate and harassment to report abuse.

Our experts stay abreast of digital culture, producing cutting-edge reports on emerging technologies and communication, sharing recommendations to effect change. We survey Jewish Americans about their experiences online and off with antisemitism, track anti-transgender rhetoric online and investigate gaming culture and content moderation on Twitch. Finally, our annual report on online hate and harassment provides a reliable barometer of the online climate.

We advocate for law and policy makers to increase platform accountability for their roles in spreading disinformation, hate and violence. Through advocacy, testimony and research we urge elected officials and tech platforms to:

• Increase platform accountability for their role in the prevalence, virality and impact of online hate
• Require platforms to share information about their products and policies
• Protect users and support victims of online harassment.

We support targets of harassment by responding to online incidents. When users submit reports of online harassment, we assess the situation and respond. We give users the tools and resources to flag and report content they are exposed to online and we escalate content when users face non-responses to their reports from social media companies.

As a leading provider of anti-bias training and resources, ADL helps schools develop a comprehensive approach to prevent and intervene against cyberbullying and online hate. We offer interactive workshops and assembly programs for students.