John Bowers

John Bowers, Will Marks, and Jonathan Zittrain propose a path forward for how to improve content moderation

The Verge features study from John Bowers and Jonathan Zittrain

A study by John Bowers, Clare Stanton, and Jonathan Zittrain examined hyperlinks in New York Times articles from 1996 through mid-2019.

Preserving records of what user content is taken down—and why—could make platforms more accountable and transparent

Though his executive order follows a line of misguided, bipartisan swings at the protections for online platforms, this one is distinctively terrible, John Bowers says.

Content governance in an age of disinformation

Researchers argue the dangers of deepfakes are overblown, but they will still require journalists to give thought to how they handle unconfirmed information.

The internet giant uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and an army of contractors to shape what you see

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

Twenty-seven prominent researchers from MIT, Harvard, Princeton, NYU, UC Berkeley and Columbia have signed an open statement of concern regarding the use of actuarial risk…

Emerging AI and security clearance at the Department of Defense

medical machine-learning systems may be uniquely susceptible to attacks

Technical solutions alone aren't enough to address vulnerabilities in machine learning systems

Data protection standards alone aren’t enough to make social media companies accountable