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Join the Applied Social Media Lab for the 2025 Synthesizer & Open Showcase!
Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes applications for its 2026 and 2026-2027 fellowships.
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Reparative Media and Social Media & Tech Solidarity
Dr. AJ Escoffery organized the Social Media & Tech Solidarity Workshop for leaders in academia, organizing, and…
The Cookout
Dr. AJ Escoffery created a comic workbook and guide based on his forthcoming Reparative Media (MIT Press, 2025).
Beyond the Screen
Faculty Associate Aymar Jean Escoffery and coauthor Elijah McKinnon celebrate the publication of Beyond the Screen, a…
Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices
Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier liken rapid AI development to the social media boom of the past two decades.
How to build AI for democracy
"Governments must grapple with artificial intelligence (AI) and not simply consign its development and application to…
Pluriversality of Knowledge in the Age of AI
"Epistemicide—the killing, silencing, annihilation, or devaluing of a knowledge system—occurs when epistemic injustices…
Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide
Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier suggest that, though the technology undoubtedly has its risks, AI presents…
Trapped by what they know
Myojung Chung remarks on a recent study that complicates her previous work on young adults' algorithmic literacy.
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsFellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
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…
Professional Learning and Engagement
Professional Learning and Engagement (PLE) at the Berkman Klein Center offers transformative experiences for…
Applied Social Media Lab
A new home for technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good…
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…
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
This initiative focuses on new challenges and opportunities for the law created by the rise of AI.
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…