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What We Learned During the Fall 2022 Research Sprint
Scholars will use their time with the Institute to investigate urgent social media issues and propose mitigations...
Ardern will further the mission of the Christchurch Call in collaboration with BKC's vibrant research community...
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The latest news and commentary from our community.
Uncommon Naledge: Meredith Clark
Jabari Evans talks with Incoming RSM Fellow Meredith Clark about media, journalism, and Black community.
Legal questions surround Montana's TikTok ban
BKC Affiliate Bruce Schneier discusses the practical considerations of Montana's TikTok ban.
A history of metaphors for the internet
BKC Faculty Associate Judith Donath discusses metaphors for the internet.
Section 230 Just Survived a Brush with Death
Tweets by Rebooting Social Media Visiting Scholar Kate Klonick are referenced in a discussion of Gonzalez v. Google and…
Create an IPCC-like body to harness benefits and combat harms of digital tech
BKC Affiliate Joseph Bak-Coleman, BKC Director James Mickens, and BKC Faculty Associate Zeynep Tufekci write to…
Unfair Automated Hiring Systems Are Everywhere
BKC Faculty Associate Ifeoma Ajunwa writes about how algorithms can exacerbate employment discrimination.
A call for algorithmic justice for SC/STs
BKC Affiliate Siva Mathiyazhagan writes about the need to eradicate caste and to build a safe, inclusive, just digital…
Rethinking democracy for the age of AI
BKC Affiliate Bruce Schneier delivers a keynote speech during the RSA Conference in San Francisco on April 25, 2023…
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A Convivial Social Media?
May 22, join us for a discussion and workshop using the lens of conviviality to ask how we create healthier and more…
Join Julia Angwin, investigative journalist and New York Times contributing Opinion writer, and Brandon Silverman,…
Come through for the 2022-2023 BKC Fellows' lighting talks on May 17...
Join Bruce Schneier, security researcher and affiliate at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard…
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsPolicy Practice
The Policy Practice is a public interest-oriented program that helps governmental, nonprofit, and private sector…
Initiative for a Representative First Amendment
IfRFA is a shared project between the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the Cyberlaw Clinic.
Luncheon Series
The Berkman Klein Center Luncheon Series is a weekly forum for conversations about Internet issues and research. It is…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsGlobal Access in Action
Global Access in Action, a project of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, conducts…
Internet Robustness
The Internet Robustness project is developing, testing, and piloting software and protocols to safeguard the promise of…
Youth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)…
Digital Identity
Exploring the ethical and human rights considerations of digital identity.
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…