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Upcoming Events

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Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment

RSM Speaker Series

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is pleased to welcome Mary Anne Franks to discuss her new book, Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment, in which she…

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Oct 24, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

How Online Volunteer Communities Can Support Investigative Journalism

Cosponsored with the Nieman Foundation

The Nieman Foundation and Berkman Klein Center are delighted to cosponsor this event bringing together themes of open source internet sourcing, citizen journalism, and access to…

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Beyond the Big Lie

RSM Fall Speaker Series

The Institute for Rebooting Social welcomes Bill Adair to discuss his forthcoming book, Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It…

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Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood

RSM Speaker Series

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media welcomes Johan Farkas to discuss contemporary political struggles over how we define what’s true and what’s false

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Past Events

Event Series

Social Processes of Online Hate

RSM Speaker Series

Where does online hate come from? How do these haters organize themselves to direct hate to certain people? Why do these campaigns of hate happen at all?

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Sep 26, 2024 @ 3:00 PM

Combatting Digital Misinformation: Lessons from Taiwan

An Intimate Conversation with Audrey Tang

Join Taiwan's former Minister for Digital Affairs Audrey Tang to discuss the lessons Taiwan can offer for combatting misinformation in a polarized political environment.

Sep 25, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age.

RSM Speaker Series

How have political campaigns prepared themselves to navigate the challenges of disinformation in 2024? What lessons have they learned from past elections, and what strategies are…

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Sep 12, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Public Discourse Student Pre-Event Lunch & Learn

Join us for a student-focused lunch and learn event, offering an opportunity to connect with BKC staff and representatives from tech-related campus organizations and centers at…

Sep 12, 2024 @ 1:30 PM

Beyond Discourse Dumpster Fires

Strategies and Tools for Better Online Civil Space

Join us on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, from 1:30-5:00 pm ET for a series of panels featuring leading technologists, researchers, and civil society leaders to learn more about…

May 28, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

The State of AI Regulation Across the Globe

Network of Centers Learning Call - May 28

Event SummaryArtificial intelligence remains in the regulatory hot-seat, with governments racing to develop new and refined regulations and protections for AI. While the EU AI Act…

May 14, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

ComstockCon

May 14, hosted by Initiative for a Representative First Amendment

Please note that the event is at capacity for in-person participation. Click RSVP to register for virtual participation.ComstockCon is a convening inspired by the fallout from the…

May 13, 2024 @ 4:00 PM

2023-2024 Fellows Fireside Chats

Talks about Justice, Governance, and Sovereignty in Tech Today

In a series of lightning talks, BKC's 2023-2024 fellows engage with a range of topics relevant to ongoing debates and anxieties around the Internet & society today. The…

May 8, 2024 @ 4:00 PM

Democracy and Technology

Democratic values are facing significant challenges globally, with democratic processes often feeling stagnant as social technologies become increasingly integrated into our…

May 2, 2024 @ 9:30 AM

Platforms and the Right to Information

Hybrid Workshop, May 2

One-day workshop examining what the right to information should look like in relation to platforms and how it can be implemented in a manner that protects user privacy...

Apr 25, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

Journalism and the Politics of Narrating African Suffering

Expert Roundtable

An expert roundtable focused on the key themes of Prof. j. Siguru Wahutu’s upcoming book In the Shadow of the Global North: Journalism in Postcolonial Africa (Cambridge University…

Apr 24, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

Harvard x Creators: Making Evidence-Based Public Health Information Viral

RSM Speaker Series, April 24

Amanda Yarnell and Kate Speer discuss the Center for Health Communication‘s efforts with Jeff Hall...

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Apr 24, 2024 @ 5:30 PM

metaLAB April work-share: Petra Molnar on AI & Surveillance

New Book: The Walls Have Eyes

Special Work-share: Petra Molnar Book talk: "The Walls Have Eyes"From robo-dogs at the border to AI lie detectors used on refugees, new technologies are increasingly…

Apr 17, 2024 @ 10:00 AM

Boston’s Data Landscapes: Visualizing the Urban Experience

April 17, Research Sprint Students Present Boston-Based Data Visualizations at the Museum of Science, Boston

Join the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, in partnership with the Edgelands Institute and the Master of Arts in Design Engineering (MADE) program…

Apr 17, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

Global South, Geopolitics, and U.S, Europe, and China’s Competition to Influence Global AI Regulation

State of Play

This pane discussed the evolving state of African AI governance and engagement...

Apr 11, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

Enshittification, Disenshittification and The Bezzle: Cory Doctorow in conversation with Randall Munroe

Conversation & Book Signing

Cory Doctorow coined "enshittification," the American Dialect Society's 2023 Word of the Year, describing how platforms decay...

Apr 2, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

A Conversation with Anne Neuberger, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor

RSM welcomes Anne Neuberger, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, for a conversation on cybersecurity, AI, and other emerging technologies…

Apr 2, 2024 @ 3:00 PM

Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating

Conversation & Book Signing

A new book by Dr. Apryl Williams exposes how race-based discrimination is a fundamental part of the most popular and influential dating algorithms. “Not My Type: Automating…

Mar 28, 2024 @ 1:00 PM

Social Media and Well-Being in Context

The purpose of this discussion is to identify what we know and don’t know about how context influences the way social media is used and its effects on well-being.

Mar 27, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

A Contractual Approach to Social Media Governance

RSM Speaker Series

Gilad Mills discusses his work on social media governance with Martha Minow...