As an interdisciplinary research center with a global scope, our interests and activities range across a broad spectrum of topics related to how the Internet and technology affect our lives, our society, and our world.
Education is at the core of everything we do. From projects that engage young technology users, to the development of tools that bring education online, to exploring new ways to use…
The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives raise pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these…
Networked technologies are complex, multi-layered, interdependent, and subject to multiple competing interests. Through original research and by creating connections between…
Censorship, filtering, throttling, dead links, blockages. The health of the Internet can be measured by the ease with which its users can access and share information. We develop tools…
Algorithms are increasingly being deployed across the public and private sectors, helping to make decisions for everything from loan and welfare eligibility to college admissions to bail…
The way we communicate online evolves and changes shape rapidly. Through research, the building of tools, and bringing together diverse viewpoints and underrepresented voices, we seek to…
Privacy violations are a serious threat to the health of the Internet and the effective use of technology. We study how people understand their privacy as users of technology, examine…
Software, hardware, platforms, and networks are regulated by sometimes conflicting and overlapping sets of laws, policies, and norms. New technologies are constantly creating new…