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Mar 13, 2026

New Project Makes It Easier to Understand What’s Changing In the Fine Print of Your Favorite Apps

ASML’s Transparency Hub gives users the ability to directly compare and track how policies change over time and understand how social media platforms use data.

ASML’s Transparency Hub provides access to policy documents from hundreds of companies, giving users the ability to directly compare and track how policies change over time and…

Illuminating the Fine Print That Governs Your Digital Life

A story from the Transparency Hub

What can we do when the rules that shape our lives online become too complicated to keep track?Transparency Hub is a resource designed to help people explore, compare, and better…

Mar 13, 2026
Mar 9, 2026

BKC Announces New Fellows for Spring 2026

New cohort joins current BKC fellows, progressing the Center’s AI research agenda

Feb 27, 2026

From Ideas to Impact: BKC Launches Its Inaugural Student Essay Contest

Event Recap

On Thursday, February 19, students from across Harvard gathered at the Berkman Klein Center (BKC) to explore two timely questions: What does it mean to write about artificial…

Jan 29, 2026

Isabella Roden Joins the Berkman Klein Center as Director of Communications and Engagement

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to welcome Isabella Roden as its new Director of Communications and Engagement, where she will…

Jan 15, 2026

Hayley Song Q&A:

Meet the Fellows!

The Berkman Klein Center is thrilled to welcome Hae Jin (Hayley) Song as a Fellow to the Berkman Klein Center, where she works on the geometric foundations of AI interpretability…

News Roundup: ASML's Frankly

Frankly, the Applied Social Media Lab’s open-source, video-based discourse platform, has been at the center of some timely national conversations over the last couple of months…

Dec 18, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

Aparna Balagopalan & Greg M. Epstein Q&A:

The Berkman Klein Center is thrilled to welcome two new Affiliates whose work stretches from the future of healthcare AI to the evolving role of technology in our lives. Aparna…

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Oct 28, 2025

Berkman Klein's Fall Speaker Series

Conversations on Intelligence, AI, and Digital Policy

Building on the success of the Spring Speaker Series, BKC's Fall Speaker Series featured a wide range of academics, industry experts, and tech professionals sharing cutting-edge…

Sep 25, 2025

5 Contrails to Follow from BKC’s 2025 Fall Launch

In September, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society (BKC) hosted its 2025 Launch, inviting students as well as current and new community members to learn about and…

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Sep 15, 2025

BKC Welcomes 2025-26 New Community Members

Fellows, faculty associates, and affiliates join BKC

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is delighted to welcome new community members for the 2025–2026 academic year.

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Aug 13, 2025

Inside Navigate: The Retreat That’s Redefining Digital Leadership

Hosted by BKC and the IAPP, Navigate gathered global leaders across academic, government, technology, and civil society sectors

Jul 31, 2025

Josh Joseph Joins the Berkman Klein Center as Chief AI Scientist

BKC is pleased to announce that Josh Joseph joined as its new Chief AI Scientist.

Jul 28, 2025

"AI and the Law" Professional Learning Program Debuts

An HLS Executive Education Collaboration

The partnership between BKC and Harvard Law School Executive Education brought together cutting-edge expertise on issues around AI and an immersive learning experience, giving…

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Jun 24, 2025

Berkman Klein Center Enters New Era with Two New Appointments to its Senior Leadership Team

The Berkman Klein Center is thrilled to announce two leadership appointments that will propel the Center forward as it continues to tackle today’s most urgent questions around AI,…

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Apr 29, 2025

Berkman Klein Center’s Applied Social Media Lab Invites Open Source Collaborators to Groundbreaking Frankly Platform

The Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the open-sourcing of Frankly, a groundbreaking online video…

Apr 25, 2025

One Year Later: Experts Reflect on TikTok Divest-or-Ban Order

Institute for Rebooting Social Media

The TikTok divest-or-ban order was signed one year ago. The Institute for Rebooting Media spoke with researchers and legal experts to learn about the order’s impact on expression,…

CLR:SKY

ASML Fellow Launches CLR:SKY

Introducing A New AI-Powered Civility Overlay for Bluesky

I am grateful to have been part of the first cohort of fellows at the Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. Over the past six months…

Apr 15, 2025
Feb 27, 2025

Berkman Klein Announces Spring Speaker Series

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is thrilled to announce the Spring Speaker Series! Building on the success of the RSM Speaker Series, launched by the Institute…

Jan 29, 2025

Applied Social Media Lab Welcomes Rudy Fraser

New fellow Joins ASML on February 1

The Applied Social Media Lab, a pop-up initiative of Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, is delighted to welcome new fellow Rudy Fraser…