Democratic values are facing significant challenges globally, with democratic processes often feeling stagnant as social technologies become increasingly integrated into our…
Talks about Justice, Governance, and Sovereignty in Tech Today
Join us on May 13 for a series of lightning talks by the 2023-2024 Berkman Klein Center Fellows! Our fellows will engage with a range of topics relevant to ongoing debates and…
May 14, hosted by Initiative for a Representative First Amendment
Please note that the event is at capacity for in-person participation. Click RSVP to register for virtual participation.ComstockCon is a convening inspired by the fallout from the…
FBI’s Cyber Chief Bryan Vorndran Discusses the Bureau’s Strategy and Case Studies
Bryan Vorndran, Assistant Director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Division discusses the work of the FBI’s Cyber Division in conversation with Alan…
RSM welcomes Ethan Zuckerman for a conversation with Faculty Director James Mickens on the future of social media research and third-party social media tools.
Launched as a partnership between Meta and independent external researchers, the U.S. 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study has led to groundbreaking social science scholarship…
The Institute for Rebooting Social welcomes Jon Penney and Alexis Shore for a discussion of their research on platform intimate privacy protections, coauthored with Danielle…
RSM welcomes Malcolm Harris and Erik Baker for a discussion of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World, Harris’s national bestseller.
With exhaustive detail, Ifeoma Ajunwa shows how different forms of worker quantification are enabled, facilitated, and driven by technological advances. Timely and eye-opening,…
In a world where young people are the dominant users of social media, but still don’t have voting rights or positions of power to legislate reform, where do their rights to…
Virtual Book preview & Conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber & Lev Manovich
Join us for a conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber and Lev Manovich about Offenhuber’s forthcoming book Autographic Design - The Matter of Data in a Self-Inscribing World...
RSM welcomes Zoë Glatt for a conversation with Visiting Scholar David Craig about her current research on the juxtapositions between structural…
Join the AI & Tech Policy Caucus at HKS for a conversation with EU AI Act Co-author Gabriele Mazzini, former Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, and Secretary-General of the…
With the incorporation of AI across industries, questions about the ethical implications of using these tools have become mainstream. This panel discussion will bring in…
Join us on November 1st for a breakfast talk about the future of AI regulation from a transatlantic perspective at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society!
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Lessons Learned from Brazil’s 2022 Elections (RSM Speaker Series)
Disinformation was widespread during Brazil’s 2022 elections, but it’s hardly a new or location-specific phenomenon. This panel discussion examines the recent history of…
On October 25th, Kashmir Hill joined us at the Berkman Klein Center for a deep dive on her new book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy As We Know…
Join us for a screening of "The YouTube Effect," followed by a conversation with writer-director Alex Winter, BU professor Joan Donovan, data scientist Avriel Epps, and HLS…
Computational methods can play a key role in measuring, modeling, and mitigating malicious activities online. RSM welcomes Gianluca Stringhini for a discussion with Visiting…