Why words aren’t enough from companies claiming to support Black Lives Matter

As the country erupted into protests following the murder of George Floyd, companies across the spectrum issued their respective statements of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. These external displays of support for Black people appear as empty gestures, however, as these same companies continue to fail their Black employees. In this article, HKS […]

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You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work

In the News, News, Public Interest Technology / By shor_admin

The comment sections of social media platforms hold some of the most vitriolic outbursts of hate on the internet. Despite this, US tech giants remain reluctant to censor comments and content on their respective platforms to protect their users’ First Amendment right. Amid two public health crises — COVID-19 and systemic racism — social media

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Protest misinformation is riding on the success of pandemic hoaxes

Disinformation, In the News, News / By shor_admin

All it takes is a chain of misinformed retweets, reposts, or shares to start a conspiracy. While this might seem far-fetched, this habit of spreading misinformation on social media birthed a group of coronavirus deniers at the onset of the pandemic in the United States. Though born out of social media conspiracies, coronavirus deniers have

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Even now, Trump still have approval ratings far higher than George Bush. Here’s Why

News / By shor_admin

Turning on the news or scrolling down a social media feed reveals a litany of headlines detailing the President’s latest snafu. Despite this, Trump boasts higher approval ratings than his less controversial Republican predecessors, including former President George Bush. HKS Professor Matthew Baum explores how and why Trump’s popularity has been able to weather a

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Big, If True Webinar: The Fight to Ban Facial Recognition Technology: Protest in the Era of Mass Surveillance

What does it Mean to Protest Today? Media Manipulation and the Movement for Black Lives

Big, If True Webinar: Fighting a Two-Front War: Censorship and Disinformation in Southeast Asia

Audio & Video, Big If True, Disinformation, Events, Past Events / By Allie Henske

Friday, July 10, 2020 – This episode of BIG, If True reflects on the hybrid battles being waged by journalists, activists, and dissidents against censorship and disinformation in Southeast Asia. The discussion traces the genesis of the recent attacks on the freedom to expression, from the rise and fall of the Anti-Fake News Act in Malaysia to the

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New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Declining Approval for Government Executives

Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications / By Liz Schwartz

The fifth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found that between April and June approval ratings for how governors and the President have handled the COVID-19

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Big, If True Webinar: Fighting a Two-Front War: Censorship and Disinformation in Southeast Asia

Canaries in the Coal Mine: COVID-19 Misinformation and Black Communities

Discussion Papers, Disinformation, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Race & Gender, Technology / By Liz Schwartz

Even as Black people are disproportionately dying from the virus due to systemic racism, harmful inaccuracies about COVID-19 are metastasizing in Black online spaces. Using multi-site digital ethnography, Shorenstein Center Fellow Brandi Collins-Dexter tracked and identified the spread of this disinformation, and makes recommendations on how to combat it.

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America’s Economic Experience

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events / By Allie Henske

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 – The Shorenstein Center hosted a conversation with Tara Westover, author of the award winning memoir, Educated, Gene Sperling, author of the new book Economic Dignity and Former Director of the National Economic Council For Presidents Clinton and Obama, and Setti Warren, Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center, on what’s really happening economically to people in communities

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Terms of Disservice Book Launch

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Public Interest Tech / By Allie Henske

Monday, June 15, 2020 – The Shorenstein Center hosted an online book launch for Terms of Disservice, authored by senior fellow and co-director of the Digital Platforms & Democracy Project, Dipayan Ghosh. The event featured Shorenstein Center director Nancy Gibbs, former Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign manager and HKS Defending Digital Democracy program director Robby Mook, and Politico chief technology correspondent Mark Scott, discussing

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