IA1024 THE REDEFINITION OF TECHNOLOGY HARM

The IA1024 Threat Analysis Programme by Interaction-Analysis.com analyses technology threats and places them in a global context. It provides briefings Analysis and includes a comprehensive 2026 report detailing how engagement-optimised digital platforms operate and why global accountability is accelerating. Designed for a broad coalition of stakeholders—including regulators, educators, parents, and financial institutions—the analysis demystifies the mechanisms tech companies use to continuously capture human attention. It argues that harms like anxiety, depression, and child suicide are not systemic failures, but rather the designed outcomes of platforms exploiting psychological vulnerabilities for commercial gain.

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The report exposes the "consent gap," demonstrating how AI and social media platforms synthesise diverse data streams to manipulate user behaviour without explicit user knowledge. By providing concrete evidence from recent legal settlements, internal company dashboards, and global legislative actions, the document serves as an urgent wake-up call. It maps out the four simultaneous fronts—legal, geopolitical, public, and industry—where the technological redefinition of harm is actively being challenged

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The updates look at technology harm across different industries and try to provide a strategic view.