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Understanding Skills for a Digital World More
In Principle and In Practice
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Data Protection and Digital Infrastructure Before, During, and After a Pandemic
Part one of an exploration into the pathways and pitfalls for good global data protection in an evolving landscape.
Her name was Marielle Franco…
Two years after the assassination of Marielle Franco, BKC fellow and filmmaker Leonard Cortana reflects on the subject…
You Really Don’t Want to Sell Your Data
Proposals that would let people sell their information seem empowering—but they aren’t, writes BKC’s Elizabeth Renieris.
Republicans Want Twitter to Ban Chinese Communist Party Accounts
That’s a Dangerous Idea
We need a collaborative society more than ever
How collaborative society has come to the rescue where late capitalism has failed.
Don’t Believe the COVID-19 Models
Zeynep Tufekci says that’s not what they’re for
Alarm, Denial, Blame: The Pro-Trump Media’s Coronavirus Distortion
Yochai Benkler discusses why Trump’s loyalists benefited from having told people not to believe what they were hearing.
An Interview with Bruce Schneier, Renowned Security Technologist
The BKC fellow discusses cryptography with The Politic
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Youth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)… More
Internet Robustness
The Internet Robustness project is developing, testing, and piloting software and protocols to safeguard the promise of… More
Internet Monitor
Internet Monitor's aim is to evaluate, describe, and summarize the means, mechanisms, and extent of Internet content… More
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is dedicated to exploring, understanding, and shaping the way we use technology
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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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Virtual Event: Why Fairness Cannot Be Automated
Fairness and discrimination in algorithmic systems is globally recognised as a topic of critical importance. Compared… More
Jonas Kaiser and Adrian Rauchfleisch discuss their paper on Botometer's diagnostic ability over time More
Virtual Event: In Principle and in Practice
VIDEO & PODCAST: A conversation about AI principles More
[Canceled] Cyberlaw Clinic @ 20
This event has been canceled but may be rescheduled. More