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Dr. AJ Escoffery organized the Social Media & Tech Solidarity Workshop for leaders in academia, organizing, and storytelling to interrogate whether social media can empower…

Dr. AJ Escoffery created a comic workbook and guide based on his forthcoming Reparative Media (MIT Press, 2025). 

Faculty Associate Aymar Jean Escoffery and coauthor Elijah McKinnon celebrate the publication of Beyond the Screen, a photo-forward book reflecting "on the bold, foundational…

Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier liken rapid AI development to the social media boom of the past two decades.

"Governments must grapple with artificial intelligence (AI) and not simply consign its development and application to corporate entities," argue Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders…

"Epistemicide—the killing, silencing, annihilation, or devaluing of a knowledge system—occurs when epistemic injustices become persistent and systematic, operating collectively as…

Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier suggest that, though the technology undoubtedly has its risks, AI presents opportunities "to make democracy better, stronger, and more…

Dariusz Jemielniak satirizes academics' hyperfixation on metrics.

Myojung Chung remarks on a recent study that complicates her previous work on young adults' algorithmic literacy.

Greg Gondwe studies the role of encrypted messaging apps (primarily WhatsApp) in spreading disinformation during South Africa's 2024 general elections.

Faculty Associate Kate Klonick and Alan Rozenshtein talk to Columbia law professor Tim Wu about Wu's new book, “The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and…

"Even with the support of new emerging regulations, independent researchers still face major barriers to accessing even basic social media data essential for studying everything…

Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders look to examples from around the globe to anticipate how the 2026 midterm elections might be shaped by AI.

A new piece for CNET engages with Faculty Associate Leah Plunkett's work on "sharenthood."

Affiliate and former fellow Johanna Wild details her efforts to make it simpler for journalists to find and use open-source research tools.

In a new piece for PeerJ Computer Science, Faculty Associate Samer Hassan and coauthors chronicle the history of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) as a non-finance…

Affiliates Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders argue that the future of AI's impacts on democratic processes is unwritten, and whether the technology is used to liberate or to…

Faculty Associate Ethan Zuckerman casts a critical eye on OpenAI's Sora, an AI video generator. Owing to public backlash, OpenAI has opened itself up to requests from public…

Harvard Law Today's coverage of "Friend, Flatterer, or Foe?" highlights the ominous side of AI chatbots.

Jack Cushman joins the Pioneers and Pathfinders podcast, reflecting on his journey from programming to law school and on the skills that today's lawyers ought to hone to meet the…