We are a three-year research initiative addressing social media’s most urgent problems, including misinformation, privacy breaches, harassment, and content governance. By working with academia, industry, and the public, we hope to promote and create healthier online ecosystems.

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January 9, 2023

Governance in Online Speech Leadership Series:
Apply today!

Applications now open for this interdisciplinary 3-day workshop, hosted by Visiting Scholar Kate Klonick.

Community

December 9, 2022

Can ChatGPT Make This Podcast?

RSM Affiliate Aviv Ovadya appears on Casey Newton and Kevin Roose’s “Hard Fork” podcast to discuss platform democracy proposals, which would give users real voice in the platform governance process.

December 9, 2022

The Meta Oversight Board Has Some Genuinely Smart Suggestions

Visiting Scholar Kate Klonick breaks down the Meta Oversight Board’s policy advisory opinion on the cross-check program, which “gave preferential treatment to certain users of the site, even when they openly flouted the site’s community standards.”

December 2, 2022

Not all Superheroes Wear Capes: Identity Triggers the Trolls

Detailing the strategies used to spread online hate and abuse, RSM Assembly Fellow Kesa White argues that platforms must be attentive to the instrumental role of masked rhetoric and memes.

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December 15, 2022

Facebook and the problem of truth

RSM Faculty Director Jonathan Zittrain and Jill Lepore test a fascinating idea that just might work: using high school ‘student juries’ to fact-check political ads.

December 1, 2022

From Emergency to Prevention:
Protecting Journalists from Online Abuse

How can online technologies evolve to provide better safeguards to journalists? PEN America and RSM hosted an interdisciplinary workshop with reporters, academics, civil society experts, and platform representatives to brainstorm solutions.