Jonathan Bellack argues that Bluesky is nearing the end of the timeframe in which it can build a truly participatory content moderation process.

Mailyn Fidler's latest research paper posits that internet fragmentation hasn't been as inward-looking as theorists have often suggested.

Affiliate Bruce Schneier testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concerning DOGE's access to and use of Americans' data, reminding congresspersons that "data is power." ...

Sahana Udupa explores the dark side of encrypted messaging apps, exploring how hateful messages (which she dubs "extreme speech") can flourish in such apps because smaller-scale communications make ...

Rumman Chowdhury cautions that, no matter how useful AI can be, users shouldn't have it do their thinking for them.

BKC Affiliate Kathy Pham introduces The United States Digital Service Origins, an oral history of the USDS featuring nearly 50 interviews telling the story of technology and government.

With Sacha Alanoca and Kevin Klyman, Affiliates Shira Gur-Arieh and Tom Zick “present a taxonomy to map the global landscape of AI regulation.” “[T]his taxonomy serves as a tool which can resist time ...

In The Atlantic, Faculty Director Jonathan Zittrain probes policy questions raised by the “assumptions” large language models make about users. “Gleaning a model’s assumptions is just the beginning.

"Treating AGI as a milestone for the development of transformative AI is seductive but misguided." Faculty Associate Arvind Narayanan and Affiliate Sayash Kapoor argue that AGI is not a clear or ...

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, my fellowship has ...

Salomé Viljoen warns that the Trump Administration's attempts at monetary efficiency (e.g., via DOGE) mask its increasing goal over the US's data infrastructure. "To understand the authoritarian ...

Jon Penney and Nathan Matias offer commentary on a 2023 lawsuit filed against Meta which alleged that its social media platforms harm young users' mental health. They provide tools for concretely ...