Technology and human rights collection
Overview
As technology increasingly shapes how we live, communicate and make decisions, human rights are more critical than ever. From online expression and access to information, to automated decision‑making in welfare, policing and migration, digital technologies can both enable rights and place them at risk.
This collection signposts a curated selection of Knowledge Hub resources exploring how technology affects human rights in the digital age. They examine how surveillance, automation and corporate power can reinforce discrimination and inequality, while making the case for rights‑respecting technology that protects privacy, freedom of expression and equality, whilst holding governments and tech companies to account.
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The resources listed below bring together a selection of resources produced by Amnesty International UK’s Politics, Policy and research team.
Each resource examines the impact of technology on human rights, and what we're doing to drive change.
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Social media and human rightsCollection 08 Jun 2026 -
Dragged into the rabbit hole: New evidence of TikTok’s risks to children’s mental healthThis follow-up report, presents new evidence that TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed continues to push children and young people engaging with mental health content towards depressive, self‑harm and suicide‑related material.
Reports and publications 20 Oct 2025 -
Automated Racism: How police data and algorithms code discrimination into policingThis report focuses on multiple aspects of predictive policing in the UK, including the systems themselves, the policing outcomes or decisions they influence, and the impact on individuals, groups and communities in the UK.
Reports and publications 01 Feb 2025 -
Driven into Darkness: How TikTok’s ‘For You’ Feed Encourages Self-Harm and Suicidal IdeationThis report explores how TikTok’s design and content targeting systems affect children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Reports and publications 07 Nov 2023
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