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Applications due January 31, 2022
Starting February 2022, Hendrickson will help lead BKC and shape its next generation of education, research &…
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The Shadows of Removed Posts Are Hiding in Plain Sight on Reddit
Sameer Hinduja explains the implications of a security flaw on Reddit that allow removed posts to continue to be viewed.
Leave fact-checking to the fact-checkers
In Nieman Lab's predictions for journalism in 2022, Jonas Kaiser explores the need for fact-checking — and who should…
A prayer for a humbler media
In the Nieman Lab's predictions for journalism in 2022, j. Siguru Wahutu expresses hope for a humbler media ecosystem.
How to fix the internet
Ethan Zuckerman points to a mailing list in rural Vermont as a potential way forward for a more…
Why You Should Be Worried About Facebook's Metaverse
Jessica Fjeld and other experts reflect on the apparent dangers of Facebook's Metaverse.
Why a Little-Known Blockchain-Based Identity Project in Ethiopia Should Concern Us All
Elizabeth Renieris assesses a national ID scheme developing in Ethiopia amid the country’s civil war.
Does Godwin’s law (rule of Nazi analogies) apply in observable reality? An empirical study of selected words in 199 million Reddit posts
Godwin's Law states that the likelihood of referencing Nazis increases as online discussions grow. But after analyzing…
What is Privacy? That's the Wrong Question
Woodrow Hartzog writes that “Privacy is still a concept in disarray. But that’s okay."
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BKC Research Assistant Information Session
Learn about RA opportunities available for current Harvard students for Spring 2022...
Security by Spectacle: The Invention of Gray Hat Hacking & The Fight Against Microsoft in the 1990s
To reflect on contemporary battles and conundrums over socio-technical vulnerability and security, this talk will cover…
IfRFA Presents: First Amendment Careers
This event showcased the work of several friends of IfRFA who work on a range of freedom of expression issues…
EVENT RECAP: "Psychedelic Bubbles and a Non-Euclidian Costume Party: Imagining positive futures for social media"
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsFellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
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…
BKC Policy Practice: Artificial Intelligence
The BKC Policy Practice on Artificial Intelligence (BKC PP: AI) is a public interest-oriented program that helps…
Cyberlaw Clinic
Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to clients on issues relating to…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsAlternative Data Futures: Cooperative Principles, Data Trusts, and the Digital Economy
The New School's Platform Cooperativism Consortium and the Berkman Klein Center are running a Research Sprint to…
Youth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…