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The Weaponization of Things
The military tactics used within Palestine and Lebanon demand a reckoning with the "normalization of techno-terror."
AI Search Could Break the Web
The future of AI-powered search engines is at stake in an emerging suit against Perplexity AI.
Sunset and Renew
We must rethink Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to both protect free speech and curtail harassment.
Are Our Phones Making Us Lonelier?
Jeffrey Hall joins Leah Smart to discuss the toxic relationships we have with our phones.
Request for Comments: The Fediverse Schema Observatory
ASML's Darius Kazemi makes a case for the Fediverse Schema Observatory, a means of increasing interoperability among…
A.I. and ChatGPT
When does students' A.I. use constitute a violation of existing plagiarism policies?
The Threat of Data Colonialism
Ulises Mejías and Nick Couldry propose data colonialism as a paradigm for understanding Big Tech's data practices.
The surprising source of kids' stress lurking on parents' phones
Leah Plunkett raises privacy concerns with student-tracking apps.
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsResearch Sprints
The BKC Research Sprints are a series of educational programs that bring together emerging scholars from around the…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Applied Social Media Lab
A new home for technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good…
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is a three-year "pop-up" initiative that will address the biggest questions in…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsNetwork of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
A collaborative initiative focused on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications…
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions
Lumen
Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting research and analysis…
CopyrightX
CopyrightX is a twelve-week networked course offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, the HarvardX distance…
Featured Topics
See all TopicsEthics and Governance of AI
The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives raise pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these technologies around the…
Media, Democracy, & Public Discourse
The way we communicate online evolves and changes shape rapidly. Through research, the building of tools, and bringing together diverse viewpoints and underrepresented voices, we seek to examine, analyze,…
Technology & the Law
Software, hardware, platforms, and networks are regulated by sometimes conflicting and overlapping sets of laws, policies, and norms. New technologies are constantly creating new frontiers for policymaker…
Governance of Technology & the Internet
Networked technologies are complex, multi-layered, interdependent, and subject to multiple competing interests. Through original research and by creating connections between stakeholders, we work to build…