Common Knowledge

Reimagining Democracy

Bruce Schneier reflects on a series of 2022-23 HKS workshops, which he writes "underscore[d] the importance of imagining discontinuous political innovations that might be suited…

Sep 1, 2024
The New York Times

Why Brazil Banned X

Have the country's efforts to combat fake news gone too far?

Aug 31, 2024
The Nation

Big Tech Is Very Afraid of a Very Modest AI Safety Bill

Despite claiming to support AI safety, powerful tech interests are trying to kill SB1047.

"It’s like saying that a bill addressing wildfire risks should be rejected because it doesn’t address flooding risks."

Aug 30, 2024
Harvard Kennedy School

A Hacker's Mind

HKS's Behind the Book series covers Bruce Schneier's latest work.

Aug 30, 2024
LiveNOW

French authorities charge Telegram's CEO

Juan Ortiz Freuler breaks down the latest information on the case against Pavel Durov.

Aug 29, 2024
Gord Pennycook

Gord Pennycook

Gord Pennycook is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Cornell University.

Deb Roy

Deb Roy

Deb Roy is professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT where he directs the MIT Center for Constructive Communication (CCC).

MIT Science Policy Review

Mapping the space of social media regulation

Nathaniel Lubin, Kalie Mayberry, Dylan Moses, Manon Revel, Luke Thorburn, and Andrew West identify two modes of mapping the space of social media regulation and discuss the trade…

Aug 27, 2024
Fast Company

Why France’s arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has divided tech regulation experts

There’s debate over whether Durov’s arrest is a good way to keep tech execs in check or sets a dangerous precedent.

Juan Ortiz Freuler and Apunam Chander weigh in on the arrest of Pavel Durov.

Aug 27, 2024
Meg Marco

Meg Marco

Meg is the Senior Director of the Applied Social Media Lab, focusing on building public interest technology that helps make information available and…

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