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Incendiary Speech That Spurs Violence is Rising in US, But Tools Exist to Shrink It
Faculty Associate Susan Benesch writes about incendiary speech in political American discourse, and…
These Tiny Greek Islands Have Become Unlikely Laboratories for Global Corporations
BKC Fellow Petra Molnar discusses surveillance and the use of tiny islands as spaces for large tech…
Would Twitter get online publisher immunity in fake 'blue check' suits?
"Under that reasoning, said Alejandra Caraballo of the Harvard Law School Cyberlaw Clinic, the key…
The impact of the blockchains for Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law
BKC Fellow Florian Martin-Bariteau assembled a report to the Council of Europe on blockchain opportunities…
A Harvard Law Professor Breaks Down Vogue’s Lawsuit Against Drake and 21 Savage
Rebecca Tushnet breaks down Vogue's seven-figure lawsuit for copyright infringement…
The weaponization of private corporate infrastructure: Internet fragmentation and coercive diplomacy in the 21st century
"The weaponization of corporate internet infrastructure by the U.S. government marks a new era of internet…
Elon Musk Has Inherited Twitter’s India Problem
BKC Faculty Associate Evelyn Douek discusses Twitter's content moderation practices in different…
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The Berkman Klein Center’s
There is a vast body of legal and technical literature focused on what fairness means in the context of…
Please join us on Mon., Nov. 14, 3:45pm ET, for a discussion between Monika Bickert, Head of Global Policy Management…
Join us on November 8, 2022 at the Berkman Klein Center for a discussion led by …
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See all ProgramsFellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Initiative for a Representative First Amendment
IfRFA is a shared program between the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the Cyberlaw Clinic.
Cyberlaw Clinic
Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic provides high-quality, pro-bono legal services to clients on issues relating to…
BKC Policy Practice: Artificial Intelligence
The BKC Policy Practice on Artificial Intelligence (BKC PP: AI) is a public interest-oriented program that helps…
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See all Projects & ToolsDigital Identity in Times of Crisis
Global cohort of early-career scholars and practitioners explores the ethical and human rights considerations of…
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions
Youth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)…
Lumen
Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting research and analysis…
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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…