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Five teams from inside and outside academia to further develop interventions in the areas of disinformation, cybersecurity, and ethical AI More
Skin in the Game: Modulate AI and Addressing the Legal and Ethical Challenges of Voice Skin Technology
A BKC Policy Practice Case Study & Educational Toolkit More
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De-platforming Is a Fix, But Only a Short-Term One
Will Marks discusses the “Great Deplatforming” in Just Security.
Why Is Big Tech Policing Speech? Because the Government Isn’t
evelyn douek discusses the deplatforming of Donald Trump with The New York Times.
Silicon Valley Workers Have Had Enough
Moira Weigel and colleague describe collective action from within tech platforms.
Biden’s Vital but Fraught Battle Against Domestic Terrorism
Joan Donovan describes how disinformation can contribute to radicalization in The New Yorker.
This Company Wants to Replace Therapy With Wearable Tech
Sandra Wachter describes issues with technology that claims to help with mental health.
What Happens When You Click ‘Agree’?
Woodrow Hartzog quoted by the New York Times editorial board
Facebook outsources its decision to ban Trump to oversight board
evelyn douek discusses Facebook’s decision to refer Trump’s case to its oversight board with The New York Times
Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down
evelyn douek discusses content moderation – and who makes the decisions – with NPR.
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsThe Ethics of Digitalization
Led by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), the Berkman Klein Center, and the Digital… More
Public Discourse in the U.S. 2020 Election
Studying digital media ecosystems and political discourse related to the U.S. presidential election More
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions More
Web Integrity Project
The Web Integrity Project (WIP) monitors changes to government websites 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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Privacy Praxis
Privacy Praxis is an annual conference bringing together scholars, practitioners, representatives, and advocates… More
Experts from multiple disciplines discuss how technology and online public spaces help (and hurt) violence victims amid… More
White Surveillance and Black Digital Publics
Dr. Apryl A. Williams and Dr. Allissa V. Richardson will address the long-standing history of White vigilante-style… More
Organizing, Budgeting, and Implementing Wraparound Services for People in Quarantine and Isolation
Join Dr. Margaret Bourdeaux, Dr. Linda Bilmes, and Dr. Syra Madad for a session exploring the economic costs of… More