This report describes findings from a survey of 16 to 17-year-old Australians, finding widespread exposure to content promoting extreme weight loss and unhealthy diets on Instagram. It highlights the algorithmic amplification of eating disorder content on Instagram, and how it profits from this practice.

The CDEI has published this report on the role of AI in addressing misinformation on social media platforms, which details the findings from an expert forum it convened last year, with representatives from platforms, fact-checking organisations, media groups, and academia.

This report explores TikTok’s data collection and use practices, as an example of how social media handles children’s data. The report calls for stronger regulation and independent oversight to ensure children and young people’s data is collected and used in ways that are in their best interests.

The Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) is a new concept for regulating algorithmic systems and protecting the public interest. This report maps the challenges of constructing AIAs and provides a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of current and proposed AIA regimes.

This project develops a model for providing accountability for 'dark ads' on Australia’s most popular social media platform, Facebook. By showing what accountability looks like, the research reminds us just how dramatically the online advertising environment has shifted.