Building the Field

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is bringing back its Speaker Series this Fall with an exciting group of writers, social scientists, and academics.

The Berkman Klein Center and the Applied Social Media Lab invite you to join an afternoon of discussions and demonstrations around strategies and tools aimed at improving online discourse. Learn more and register to join in person or via Zoom.

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is thrilled to announce its 2024-2025 cohort of Visiting Scholars. These seven visiting faculty members will use their time with the Institute to investigate urgent social media problems and propose mitigations for harmful online phenomena.

Alum Kesa White joins the Wonks and War Rooms podcast to discuss her research into counter speech and its use in content moderation.

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM) and the Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) have opportunities available throughout the year for active graduate and undergraduate students to work and collaborate with our team! Learn more about our open positions below and follow the links to apply.

Alum Elissa Redmiles coauthors this study on how social platforms can improve intimate content sharing through proactive protective measures.

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM) and Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) seeks interns with fresh ideas, curiosity, and creative drive to join its growing community of faculty, staff, and scholars this summer.

Applications are open for ASML's Whistleblowing Infrastructure Workshop, a one-day program to imagine new technology for supporting whistleblowers.

This spring, we’re welcoming an exciting group of social scientists, industry practitioners, and legal academics for a speaker series on social media topics.

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM) welcomes applications for its 2024-2025 cohort of Visiting Scholars. This interdisciplinary cohort will undertake original projects while engaging with RSM faculty, staff, scholars, fellows, students, and the broader Berkman Klein Center (BKC) and Harvard University communities and projects.