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WhatsApp and YouTube formed a powerful feedback loop of extremism and misinformation

Tech, policy, and ethics training should begin in undergraduate studies, Zuckerman says

2017 Report from Internet Monitor informs online censorship in India

New program explores disinformation in the digital public sphere from a cybersecurity perspective

General tips for strong, clear, persuasive writing; advice on editing; style rules; and more

Women are far less enthusiastic about the prospect of driverless cars than men, recent studies show.

Network Propaganda research on media ecosystems informs recent events

BKC community members contribute to Symposium for John Perry Barlow

With election meddling inevitable in 2020, the United States needs a powerful kill chain

Research informs New York Times investigation into YouTube’s recommendations

Non-internet-connected election systems are actually connected to the internet

BKC Faculty Associate Desmond Patton shares his perspective

Research shows that YouTube’s recommendation system pushes users toward extremist content.

What we can learn from cataloging extremely toxic speech on social media platforms and engaging with practitioners of “counterspeech”

Digital pets present an attractive option for many millennials and Gen X-ers whose lifestyles don’t necessarily mesh with owning a pet

Ethan Zuckerman discusses the opportunities and consequences of participatory media.

Predictive AI is too flawed — both technically and ethically — to prevent another El Paso or Dayton.

An exploration of what happens when politically motivated humans impersonate vulnerable people or populations online to exploit their voices, positionality and power.

BKC’s Gretchen Greene talks about the controversy surrounding facial recognition technology

Embedded EthiCS employs a distributed pedagogy that makes ethical reasoning an integral component of courses throughout the standard computer science curriculum.