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New York Times

‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet explains the fair use doctrine of copyright.

Apr 4, 2024
NBC News

A new book has amplified fierce debate around teens, mental health and smartphones

Joe Bak-Coleman speaks about the debate on kids' mental health and the relationship to social media and smartphones. “Ninety percent of this debate is basically just back…

Apr 3, 2024
Harvard Magazine

Making the Public Record Public

Jonathan Zittrain spoke on the digitization and release of 7 million judicial decisions, extending back to the nation’s founding. 

Apr 3, 2024
The Harvard Gazette

Why AI fairness conversations must include disabled people

Maitreya Shah spoke about his work centering experiences of people with disabilities. 

Apr 3, 2024
Wonks and War Rooms

Counter-speech as Content Moderation with Kesa White

Kesa White joins Elizabeth Dubois to discuss her work on "dog whistling," and argues that, while counter speech can be helpful in limited situations, it does not fix the issue of…

Apr 3, 2024
The Harvard Crimson

Biden National Security Official Discusses AI and Cybersecurity at Harvard Law School Talk

BKC Director and Faculty Chair Jonathan Zittrain converses with Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger about AI and national security. 

Apr 3, 2024
Harvard Graduate School of Education

Media Literacy Education and AI

Director of Art & Education at metaLAB Sarah Newman joins a panel to discuss the skills needed to navigate a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence,…

Apr 3, 2024
NBC News

A new book has amplified fierce debate around teens, mental health and smartphones

Joe Bak-Coleman comments on the debate over the research on mental health in teens and social media usage.

Apr 3, 2024
Harvard Business Review

How Gig Work Pits Customers Against Workers

BKC Faculty Associate Lindsey Cameron and BKC Project Manager Kalie Mayberry explain why some methods for effecting change in the labor market, e.g., customer boycotts, haven't…

Apr 3, 2024
Atlanta Community Press Collective

Atlanta Police Foundation pushed ‘unprecedented’ surveillance plan

Clinical Instructor and Director for the Initiative for a Representative First Amendment Kendra Albert rebukes Atlanta Police Foundation's invasive individual electronic…

Apr 1, 2024
Excited Utterance

152 Rebecca Tushnet, Of Bass Notes and Base Rates

Discussing her paper, Of Bass Notes and Base Rates: Avoiding Mistaken Inferences About Copying, BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet explains evidentiary challenges in copyright…

Apr 1, 2024
WGBH

Transgender attorney says Musk's handling of X is 'extremely concerning'

Alejandra Caraballo discusses her experiences with content moderation issues on Elon Musk's X and the lack of trust and safety mechanisms on the platform.

Mar 28, 2024
Jacobin

The Grim High-Tech Dystopia on the US-Mexico Border

Petra Molnar writes about the AI technology incorporated at the southern border and the human rights implications.

Mar 28, 2024
The Guardian

Sam Bankman-Fried is going to prison. The crypto industry isn’t any better for it

Molly White discusses the state of the crypto industry following Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing.

Mar 28, 2024
Social Movement Studies

Data in movement: the social movement society in the age of datafication

BKC Faculty Associate Stefania Milan and David Beraldo put the studies of data and social movements in conversation with each other.

Mar 28, 2024
Literal Humans

Democracy, Social Media, and the World’s Biggest Election Year

BKC Affiliate Sahar Massachi explores challenges and potential solutions for safeguarding online democracy in a rapidly shifting digital world. 

Mar 28, 2024
LPE Project

Six Reactions to the Proposed TikTok Ban

In an LPE Project collection, Anupam Chander and Elettra Bietti offer unenthusiastic reactions to the TikTok legislation passed by the US House of Representatives. 

Mar 26, 2024
ABC AU

Developing a responsible use of AI policy

BKC Affiliate Rumman Chowdhury emphasizes the importance of community engagement while engaging a conversation on responsible integration of AI.

Mar 25, 2024
Harvard Law Today

ChatNYT

Cyberlaw Clinic Instructor Mason Kortz discusses the legal arguments, possible resolutions, and potential implications of the NYT v. OpenAI lawsuit.

Mar 22, 2024
Tech Policy Press

Policies vs. Enforcement: What’s Up with Meta’s Platforming of Violent Extremist Hate Account “Libs of TikTok”?

Alejandra Caraballo criticizes Meta's lack of enforcement of the company's own bullying, harassment, and hate speech policies.

Mar 21, 2024