Automated Decisions in Welfare Systems
Algorithmic eligibility tools are denying benefits with little accountability.
AI & Society
The Problem
Social media and digital organizing tools have transformed how young people mobilize, yet the same platforms amplify extremism, harvest data, and suppress dissent. Governments and corporations increasingly use digital surveillance to monitor, intimidate, and dismantle youth-led movements before they gain momentum.
Our Strategy
We document and analyze how digital tools are weaponized against youth organizers by mapping surveillance tactics, platform censorship patterns, and state-sponsored harassment campaigns.
Our findings support activists with practical counter-surveillance resources and open-source tools for safer organizing. In parallel, we work with civil society groups and policymakers to push for platform accountability and legal protections for youth-led movements.
Ongoing Projects
Generative AI and Election Disinformation
Synthetic media is entering campaigns long before regulators catch up.
Algorithmic Hiring Bias
Resume-screening tools quietly filter candidates by proxies for race and gender.
Who Audits the Models?
Companies claim transparency while blocking independent testing of high-risk AI.