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I Spoke to a Scholar of Conspiracy Theories and I’m Scared for Us
Joan Donovan profiled by New York Times for her work on disinformation
Women and gamers of color detail experiences with online harassment in games like Call of Duty
Kishonna Gray discusses online harassment in gaming with Good Morning America.
Despite Concessions, Experts Warn $2.1B Google-Fitbit Deal Risks Privacy, Competition
Elettra Bietti speaks with Digital Privacy News
Benkler: Newest right-wing ‘email’ story seems like a rerun
Yochai Benkler joins Brian Selter on CNN’s Reliable Sources to discuss the US 2020 Election
Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’
evelyn douek speaks to The New York Times about Twitter blocking the link to a New York Post article.
Black Cellphone Videos and Protest Journalism
Allissa Richardson talks protest journalism on the Start Making Sense podcast
Lumen — The Year in Review
The Lumen project’s annual report highlights the technical improvements, research, outreach, and data collection from…
Bigger than sports: Identity politics, Colin Kaepernick, and concession making in #BoycottNike
New paper published in Computers in Human Behavior
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsPublic Discourse in the U.S. 2020 Election
Studying digital media ecosystems and political discourse related to the U.S. presidential election More
The Ethics of Digitalization
Led by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), the Berkman Klein Center, and the Digital… More
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions More
Web Integrity Project
The Web Integrity Project (WIP) monitors changes to government websites More
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is dedicated to exploring, understanding, and shaping the way we use technology
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 technologi… More
Internet Health
Censorship, filtering, throttling, dead links, blockages. The health of the Internet can be measured by the ease with which its users can access and share information. We develop tools and research to… More
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… More
Privacy & Security
Privacy violations are a serious threat to the health of the Internet and the effective use of technology. We study how people understand their privacy as users of technology, examine and document the… More
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A Harvard Law School Library Faculty Book Talk with Urs Gasser and John Palfrey More
Discover how platforms are preparing for disinformation campaigns in the forthcoming US election. More
Two Geniuses Walk into a Zoom
Podcast & Video: Tressie McMillan Cottom & Mary L. Gray discuss their latest work in relation to their recent… More
Video & Podcast: How Should U.S. public health officials lead in this political moment? More