On with Kara Swisher

Imran Ahmed Researches Online Hate. Trump Wants to Deport Him

January 12, 2026·56 min·5-min readinterviewtechnology
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The Trump administration targeted Imran Ahmed, a British researcher and head of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), with a deportation threat over his advocacy against online disinformation and hate speech, a move Ahmed and host Kara Swisher argue is political retaliation orche

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Imran Ahmed

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Imran AhmedElon MuskKara SwisherNicole Wong

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Center for Countering Digital HateX Corp.

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The Disinformation DozenFate Friends

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Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurityPolitical NewsTech News

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