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Digital Harms Tracker

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Tracking digital harms and the policies that respond to them. Open data for policymakers, researchers, and civil society. digitalharmstracker.org

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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
New data release: the Digital Harms Tracker now has 1,600+ policies across all 50 US states. Every policy links to incidents by harm domain and type. The goal is to learn across policies: where legal frameworks cluster. Geographic linking is on the roadmap. digitalharmstracker.org #TechPolicy
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Digital Harms Tracker | An Open Record of Digital Harm Incidents and Related Policy
Connecting documented digital harms to the policy response, for policymakers, researchers, and civil society.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
7/ We track the harms. We also track the policies meant to address them, and where the gaps are. Nearly 400 policies across 50+ US jurisdictions, linked to the incidents they respond to. Evidence, not advocacy. digitalharmstracker.org
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Digital Harms Tracker | An Open Record of Digital Harm Incidents and Related Policy
Connecting documented digital harms to the policy response, for policymakers, researchers, and civil society.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
6/ A Singapore finance director lost $499,000 to a deepfake Zoom call. A report documented $1.1 billion in deepfake-enabled corporate fraud in the US in 2025. Voice cloning scams continued targeting elderly victims across multiple states.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
5/ Two boys in Pennsylvania used AI to generate deepfake porn of 60 classmates. In Germany, deepfake porn targeting a public figure prompted a push to change the law. Both involve minors or public figures with no adequate legal recourse.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
4/ Deepfake disinfo went global. 9 misinfo incidents across India, the UK, the UAE, Israel, and Thailand. Deepfakes of military officials, politicians, and public figures spread on X, YouTube, and TikTok. The UAE arrested 25 people.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
3/ Character.AI appeared in incidents in Australia, the Netherlands, and the US this month. In Australia, 79% of kids surveyed had used an AI chatbot. The platforms involved lacked basic age verification.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
2/ AI chatbots and suicide. 9 self-harm incidents this month, 5 involving fatalities. Lawsuits filed against Google (Gemini), OpenAI (ChatGPT), and Character.AI in a single week. One case introduced the term "AI psychosis" in the complaint.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
1/ March 2026 in the Digital Harms Tracker: 44 new incidents. 6 fatalities. 14 involving minors. Here's what stood out. digitalharmstracker.org
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Digital Harms Tracker | An Open Record of Digital Harm Incidents and Related Policy
Connecting documented digital harms to the policy response, for policymakers, researchers, and civil society.
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Digital Harms Tracker @digitalharms.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
We built the Digital Harms Tracker to answer a simple question: when technology causes harm, what is the policy response? 500+ verified incidents and growing. 400+ policies across 50 US jurisdictions. All linked, searchable, and open. Evidence, not advocacy. digitalharmstracker.org
digitalharmstracker.org
Digital Harms Tracker | An Open Record of Digital Harm Incidents and Related Policy
Connecting documented digital harms to the policy response, for policymakers, researchers, and civil society.
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