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New white paper offers policy, technical, and funding proposals to mitigate the harm of "dogpiling"
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Operation Regulation: Strengthening Latin America’s AI Governance
By assisting Latin America in developing robust AI regulations, the EU can promote a cohesive global approach to AI…
Global AI Regulation: Protecting Rights; Leveraging Collaboration
BKC Senior Director of Programs and Strategy Lis Sylvan and former BKC Research Assistant Niharika Vattikonda summarize…
I Love Facebook. That’s Why I’m Suing Meta.
Ethan Zuckerman explains why he is seeking, with the Knight First Amendment Institute, a court ruling protecting the…
Workplace ethics and activism with Nadah Feteih
Nadah Feteih discusses tech ethics and activism from within the tech industry, particularly from trust and safety team…
The State of Crypto Is Anything But Strong
Molly White corrects the narrative that crypto's wild days are over, arguing that the state of crypto is still shaky.
ARTificial: Ethics and Aesthetics of AI and Copyright
Micaela Mantegna discusseds ethics and aesthetics of AI and copyright on a Game Developers Conference panel.
Today’s colonial “data grab” is deepening global inequalities
Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias argue that we are seeing data grabs that deepend global inequalities.
Advancing Trust & Safety in the Majority World
Nadah Feteih, Diletta Milana, and Jenn Louie reflect on RSM and the Integrity Institute's closed-door workshop on trust…
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsResearch Sprints
The BKC Research Sprints are a series of educational programs that bring together emerging scholars from around the…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Applied Social Media Lab
A new home for technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good…
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is a three-year "pop-up" initiative that will address the biggest questions in…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsNetwork of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
A collaborative initiative focused on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications…
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions
Lumen
Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting research and analysis…
CopyrightX
CopyrightX is a twelve-week networked course offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, the HarvardX distance…
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 technologies around the…
Media, Democracy, & Public Discourse
The way we communicate online evolves and changes shape rapidly. Through research, the building of tools, and bringing together diverse viewpoints and underrepresented voices, we seek to examine, analyze,…
Technology & the Law
Software, hardware, platforms, and networks are regulated by sometimes conflicting and overlapping sets of laws, policies, and norms. New technologies are constantly creating new frontiers for policymaker…
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 build…