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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March 8, 2023

Join RSM! 2023 Summer Internship

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media will welcome this summer a small, interdisciplinary cohort of students with fresh ideas, curiosity, and creative drive. Interns will join the Institute's growing community of faculty, staff, scholars, and fellows, supporting core programming while pursuing their own projects.

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March 17, 2023

Let me tell you, ChatGPT-like AI will not change our world

Visiting Scholar Yong Jin Park’s opinion in the Internet Policy Review soberly assesses the likely impacts of current generative AI models.

February 22, 2023

TikTok’s API Guidelines Are a Minefield for Researchers

RSM Assembly Fellow Joe Bak-Coleman explains in Tech Policy Press why TikTok’s API guidelines may pose difficulties for academic researchers.

February 22, 2023

Misinformation Amplification in the Nigerian Election

As part of their ongoing work at the intersection of misinformation and democracy, the Integrity Institute (led by RSM Assembly Fellow Sahar Massachi) released findings related to the Nigerian elections.

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March 20, 2023

Gonzalez & Taamneh: Takeways from the Cases

RSM Research Assistant Dylan Moses crystalizes key insights from the Gonzalez and Taamneh oral arguments.

March 14, 2023

The Challenge of Next-Generation AI

Join us on March 28th as Dr. W. Russell Neuman discusses his new book, Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter. Moderated by Visiting Scholar Yong Jin Park. RSVP required.

March 7, 2023

Imagining Alternative Social Media Designs

Taking inspiration from art, critical design, and media studies, this interactive workshop, facilitated by RSM Assembly Fellow Ben Grosser, will explore how everything from novel constraints to finite structures can help us break out of the profit-driven engagement-obsessed platform world we currently inhabit. RSVP required.

February 28, 2023

The Propagandists’ Playbook

Join us on February 28th as Dr. Francesca Tripodi discusses her new book, The Propagandists' Playbook: How Conservative Elites Manipulate Search and Threaten Democracy. RSVP encouraged.