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State Results of May Survey Show 60% of Americans Support Expanding Vote by Mail
May 28, 2020
The second round of a multi-university project to survey people in all 50 states about their opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic response focused on public...
Disinformation, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Understanding Misinformation on Mobile Instant Messengers (MIMs) in Developing Countries
May 27, 2020
This mixed-methods research project in Nigeria, India, and Pakistan consisted of surveys, survey experiments, and semi-structured interviews, designed...
Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
New Round of COVID-19 Survey Shows Continued High Support for Policies, Increasing Partisan Divides
May 22, 2020
The second round of the multi-university project to survey public opinion on COVID-19 response measures in all 50 states was released today. It shows continued...
Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
New survey shows U.S. public is 'firmly opposed' to reopening the economy immediately
April 30, 2020
A new national survey conducted by researchers from Harvard Kennedy School, Northeastern University, and Rutgers University shows broad support for COVID-19...
Faculty Research, Government Institutions, Papers, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
Countering Underinvestment in Prevention by Platform Companies
October 31, 2019
This Policy Paper is part of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project’s efforts to explain and disseminate ideas about regulation of major technology...
Disinformation, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
Countering Negative Externalities in Digital Platforms
October 7, 2019
This Policy Paper is part of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project’s efforts to explain and disseminate ideas about regulation of major technology...
Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
The Right Way to Regulate Digital Platforms
September 18, 2019
This Policy Paper is part of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project’s efforts to explain and disseminate ideas about regulation of major technology...
Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Tech Policy,
Privacy Design Forecast 2019
April 23, 2019
Privacy Design Forecast 2019 is a collection of design concepts illustrating how designers, researchers, and engineers are improving data privacy experiences...
Disinformation, Faculty Research, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
Big Tech and Democracy: The Critical Role of Congress
April 23, 2019
In March 2019, two projects at Harvard Kennedy School—the Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Project at the Belfer Center and the Platform Accountability...
Business & Economics, Faculty Research, Government Institutions, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy, Technology,
Platform Accountability: An Interim Measure
April 15, 2019
Download the PDF of this paper here. Introduction The major digital platform companies present a large, complicated array of benefits and problems for...