Meet Imran Ahmed 👋 He's the founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a US-UK nonprofit doing the research lawmakers, advertisers, and regulators actually use to hold social media and AI companies accountable.

If you work in the nonprofit space, you're trying to move people to action in an information environment that is designed to amplify hate and division faster than hope and truth. This conversation helps you understand why that is, what it means for your mission, and what you can actually do about it.

In this episode, you'll hear:

Why the algorithm is not neutral — and how understanding that changes the way you think about your storytelling strategy
How CCDH turns research into real accountability: the model for using data and story to move advertisers, lawmakers, and platforms
Why Imran believes the battle for hearts and minds is winnable — and what role every nonprofit leader plays in it

You'll walk away understanding the information environment your organization actually operates in — and why Imran still believes, without a shred of naivety, that the good guys win. 🩵

Episode Highlights:

Growing up in Manchester and the road into politics (2:27)
What the Center for Countering Digital Hate does (7:41)
Deadly by Design: what TikTok feeds a 13-year-old girl (8:51)
The one industry you can't sue — and "technology tyranny" (12:43)
The information environment every nonprofit operates in (18:15)
Fighting an information war: a lesson from a four-star general (18:15)
Moving people with data and story (21:11)
A story of generosity: Mr. Haydens and Humpty Dumpty (23:10)
One Good Thing (24:53)

Episode Show Notes: www.weareforgood.com/episode/724

Series Hub: https://www.weareforgood.com/hopegap

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724. Stories to Fill the Hope Gap: The Fight to Hold Big Tech Accountable - Imran Ahmed, Center for Countering Digital Hate

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724. Stories to Fill the Hope Gap: The Fight to Hold Big Tech Accountable - Imran Ahmed, Center for Countering Digital Hate