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Automated racism: How tech can entrench bias
Nani Jansen Reventlow says the Dutch benefits scandal highlights need for EU scrutiny
Anatomy of a lie: How the myth that Antifa stormed the Capitol became a widespread belief among Republicans
Joan Donovan talks to CNN about political disinformation campaigns.
Nigeria’s revised Cybersecurity Policy
Tunde Okunoye on codifying bug bounty programs in cybersecurity practice
Disinformation experts aren’t happy about the trailer for HBO’s QAnon series
Joan Donovan in The Verge
Revolutionizing Medical Data Sharing Using Advanced Privacy-Enhancing Technologies: Technical, Legal, and Ethical Synthesis
Effy Vayena and colleagues publish in Journal of Medical Internet Research
Using 'Systems Thinking' To Make Sense Of The World, From Pandemics To Politics
Zeynep Tufekci joins WBUR
Improving Social Media: Misinformation & Free Expression
Jasmine McNealy joins a discussion on tackling misinformation and disinformation
Why Facebook Turned Off The News In Australia
Elizabeth Renieris joins WBUR
Featured Projects
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The Web Integrity Project (WIP) monitors changes to government websites More
Privacy Tools
The Privacy Tools Project is a broad effort to advance a multidisciplinary understanding of data privacy issues and… 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
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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Hindsight is 2020
A discussion on what today's builders should consider in the next iteration of the web. More
Digital Witnesses: The Power of Looking
A panel exploring how Black people around the world are using digital technology to bear witness to human rights… More
Privacy Praxis
Privacy Praxis is an annual conference bringing together scholars, practitioners, representatives, and advocates… More
Organizing, Budgeting, and Implementing Wraparound Services for People in Quarantine and Isolation
Video & Podcast: Join Dr. Margaret Bourdeaux, Dr. Linda Bilmes, and Dr. Syra Madad for a session exploring the economic… More