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Can Disinformation Be Stopped?
Joan Donavan and Yochai Benkler share insights on the causes and effects of disinformation
Deplatforming the far-right: An analysis of YouTube and BitChute
Jonas Kaiser and colleague evaluate the impact of deplatforming
'Every smile you fake' — an AI emotion-recognition system can assess how 'happy' China's workers are in the office
Sandra Wachter weighs in on the ethical implications of a computer tracking workers’ emotions.
Artificial Intelligence Evolves to Creating Art
Jessica Fjeld offers legal insights on art created by artificial intelligence.
Apple iPhones Can Soon Hold Your ID. Privacy Experts Are On Edge
Elizabeth Renieris considers the pitfalls of Apple’s new ID feature.
Google Seeks to Break Vicious Cycle of Online Slander
Danielle Citron comments on Google’s efforts to reduce slander.
The Metaverse: A brave, new (virtual) world
Micaela Mantegna defines the ‘metaverse’ and explains how it could be the next phase of the internet.
The Empire (Facebook) Strikes Back (at the Oversight Board’s Trump Decision)
evelyn douek shares the limitations of the Facebook Oversight Board's ruling on Donald Trump's account.
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Framing Decisions
Video & Podcast: A book talk about human advantage in an age of technology and turmoil
Video & Podcast: Ofunmilayo Arewa and Thomas Streinz join Jacquelene Mwangi and Padmashree Gehl Sampath as they discuss…
Video & Podcast: Author and digital communities scholar Ethan Zuckerman, in conversation with Martha Minow, discusses…
Restoring US Leadership for Global Health
Video & Podcast: A discussion with government officials on plans to restore US leadership for global health.
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsInitiative for a Representative First Amendment
IfRFA is a shared program between the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the Cyberlaw Clinic.
CopyrightX
CopyrightX is a twelve-week networked course offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, the HarvardX distance…
Summer Institute
The Summer Institute is a fully online educational program offered to undergraduate and graduate students by the…
Assembly: Disinformation
The Assembly: Disinformation Program brings together participants from academia, industry, government, and civil…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsYouth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)…
The Ethics of Digitalization
Led by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), the Berkman Klein Center, and the Digital…
Web Integrity Project
The Web Integrity Project (WIP) monitors changes to government websites
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…