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BKC Announces New Fellows for Spring 2026
New cohort joins current BKC fellows, progressing the Center’s AI research agenda
event | Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Move Fast, Break Things: The Policy Origins of Today’s AI Race
Ethics and Governance of AI
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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.
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Illuminating the Fine Print That Governs Your Digital Life
What can we do when the rules that shape our lives online become too complicated to keep track?Transparency Hub is a…
Mar 13, 2026
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From Ideas to Impact: BKC Launches Its Inaugural Student Essay Contest
On Thursday, February 19, students from across Harvard gathered at the Berkman Klein Center (BKC) to explore two timely…
Feb 27, 2026
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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…
Jan 29, 2026
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Making the Fine Print Visible: Introducing ASML’s Transparency Hub
Have you ever received a notice online that a privacy policy has changed, but you weren’t really sure how? Wouldn’t it…
March 4, 2026
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The Guardian
AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think
Affiliate Bruce Schneier and Ada Palmer point out that LLM training misses the bulk of verbal communication.
Bruce Schneier
Apr 14, 2026
Tech Policy Press
Technology Restrictions Have Become a Central Instrument of Economic Statecraft
Faculty Associate Mark Esposito and Bruno S. Sergi chronicle the shifting legislative landscape about technology.
Mark Esposito
Apr 13, 2026
The Harvard Gazette
Why are communities pushing back against data centers?
The public is right to be concerned about data centers, Ben Green argues.
Ben Green
Apr 9, 2026
NPR
Amid a high-profile scandal, Germany considers deepfake porn punishments
Co-Director Rebecca Tushnet discusses deepfake pornography in light of German lawmakers' debate.
Rebecca Tushnet
Apr 5, 2026
Tech Policy Press
Why AI ‘Model Cards’ Are an Urgent Necessity for Child Safety
Camille François, J. Nathan Matias, and coauthors suggest that model cards could help AI companies catch up to industry…
Camille François
Apr 2, 2026
Science News Explores
Understanding algorithms — and how to make them work for you
And: how nutritious is your social media diet?
Noah Giansiracusa
Apr 2, 2026
Science
Digital child safety at the frontier
Faculty Associate Sandra Cortesi and Co-Director Urs Gasser identify four design approaches that align children's…
Sandra Cortesi
Apr 2, 2026
CSO
Cybersecurity in the age of instant software
Affiliate Bruce Schneier offers an optimistic viewpoint on AI-powered cybersecurity.
Bruce Schneier
Apr 2, 2026
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Applied Social Media Lab
The Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) is an applied engineering lab that brings together a team of technologists and…
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The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
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The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is a three-year "pop-up" initiative that will address the biggest questions in…
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Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
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Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions
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Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting research and analysis…
Nymity
Nymity creates a “trustspace” where participants feel free to explore ideas without the pressures of personal…
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Ethics 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…