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Transforming research into real-world impact to advance human agency and well-being in the era of social media and AI.
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@robbwiller.bsky.social, Director of our #AI and the Future of #SocialScience program, spoke with the Stanford Report about his recent research showing that AI-generated political messages can be as persuasive as those developed by humans.
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AI rivals humans in political persuasion
New research reveals that people find AI-delivered political arguments convincing. This could help bridge political divides – or fuel polarization.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@robbwiller.bsky.social, Director of our #AI and the Future of #SocialScience program, spoke with the Stanford Report about his recent research showing that AI-generated political messages can be as persuasive as those developed by humans.
Learn more ⤵️
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What does the early evidence tell us about school #SmartphoneBans?
Don’t miss the final seminar in our fall series, featuring Hunt Allcott, professor at @stanforddoerr.bsky.social.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, December 2!
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Don’t miss the final seminar in our fall series, featuring Hunt Allcott, professor at @stanforddoerr.bsky.social.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, December 2!
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What does the early evidence tell us about school #SmartphoneBans?
Don’t miss the final seminar in our fall series, featuring Hunt Allcott, professor at @stanforddoerr.bsky.social.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, December 2!
🔗 stanford.io/47Sb7o3
Don’t miss the final seminar in our fall series, featuring Hunt Allcott, professor at @stanforddoerr.bsky.social.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, December 2!
🔗 stanford.io/47Sb7o3
One week left! Submit your paper for the Journal of Online Trust & Safety’s Spring 2026 general issue. ⤵️
🗓 Key Dates
➤ Peer-reviewed research articles due: December 1, 2025
➤ Commentaries due: March 1, 2026
➤ Publication date: April 2026
👉 Submit Your Paper
bit.ly/4oi8b97
#JOTS #TrustAndSafety
🗓 Key Dates
➤ Peer-reviewed research articles due: December 1, 2025
➤ Commentaries due: March 1, 2026
➤ Publication date: April 2026
👉 Submit Your Paper
bit.ly/4oi8b97
#JOTS #TrustAndSafety
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
One week left! Submit your paper for the Journal of Online Trust & Safety’s Spring 2026 general issue. ⤵️
🗓 Key Dates
➤ Peer-reviewed research articles due: December 1, 2025
➤ Commentaries due: March 1, 2026
➤ Publication date: April 2026
👉 Submit Your Paper
bit.ly/4oi8b97
#JOTS #TrustAndSafety
🗓 Key Dates
➤ Peer-reviewed research articles due: December 1, 2025
➤ Commentaries due: March 1, 2026
➤ Publication date: April 2026
👉 Submit Your Paper
bit.ly/4oi8b97
#JOTS #TrustAndSafety
The Tech Impact and Policy Center is proud to celebrate Dr. Angela Lee, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Beyond the Digital Town Square: Identifying and Correcting Social Media Distortion Effects,” last week! 🎉
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Tech Impact and Policy Center is proud to celebrate Dr. Angela Lee, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Beyond the Digital Town Square: Identifying and Correcting Social Media Distortion Effects,” last week! 🎉
Read about our workshop on #AICompanions bringing together academic researchers, civil society experts, and members of industry to consider guidelines for the responsible deployment of #AI roleplaying chatbots and companions. ⤵️
In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions
In a closed-door workshop led by Anthropic and Stanford, leading AI startups and researchers discussed guidelines for chatbot companions, especially for younger users.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read about our workshop on #AICompanions bringing together academic researchers, civil society experts, and members of industry to consider guidelines for the responsible deployment of #AI roleplaying chatbots and companions. ⤵️
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I gave a talk at Stanford @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social on Tuesday, about my book "The Secret Life of Data" (written w @jesgilbert.bsky.social).
Check it out here:
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First was an interesting talk by @aramsinn.bsky.social on the many roles of consumer data in powering surveillance systems at @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTo3... (2/8)
November 11 | The Secret Life of Data
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November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I gave a talk at Stanford @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social on Tuesday, about my book "The Secret Life of Data" (written w @jesgilbert.bsky.social).
Check it out here:
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Many social media users are stuck in a social trap: they would prefer not to use social media but could only do so if others stopped using it too.
Join us to hear from Leonardo Bursztyn about his research on the #SocialMediaTrap and potential tools to address it.
🎟️ stanford.io/4qWz05d
Join us to hear from Leonardo Bursztyn about his research on the #SocialMediaTrap and potential tools to address it.
🎟️ stanford.io/4qWz05d
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Many social media users are stuck in a social trap: they would prefer not to use social media but could only do so if others stopped using it too.
Join us to hear from Leonardo Bursztyn about his research on the #SocialMediaTrap and potential tools to address it.
🎟️ stanford.io/4qWz05d
Join us to hear from Leonardo Bursztyn about his research on the #SocialMediaTrap and potential tools to address it.
🎟️ stanford.io/4qWz05d
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Cannot wait to meet with the Stanford folks to discuss “The Secret Life of Data"
Join us on Tuesday, November 11 for a seminar with @aramsinn.bsky.social, co-author of "The Secret Life of Data," to explore the unpredictable and often surprising ways in which data surveillance, #AI, and algorithms impact our culture and society.
🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM
🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Cannot wait to meet with the Stanford folks to discuss “The Secret Life of Data"
Join us on Tuesday, November 11 for a seminar with @aramsinn.bsky.social, co-author of "The Secret Life of Data," to explore the unpredictable and often surprising ways in which data surveillance, #AI, and algorithms impact our culture and society.
🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM
🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Join us on Tuesday, November 11 for a seminar with @aramsinn.bsky.social, co-author of "The Secret Life of Data," to explore the unpredictable and often surprising ways in which data surveillance, #AI, and algorithms impact our culture and society.
🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM
🎟️ RSVP: stanford.io/3X6b8hM
New to the #TIPCenter team, 2025-26 Predoctoral Researcher Yuewen Yang spoke with us about her work, her journey into the world of Human-Computer Interaction, and what she hopes to accomplish through her research.
Read the interview ⤵️
#MeetOurScholars
Read the interview ⤵️
#MeetOurScholars
Meet our Scholars: Yuewen Yang 2025-26 Pre-doctoral Fellow
We’re thrilled to introduce one of the newest members of our team, pre-doctoral researcher Yuewen Yang. RT Rogers sat down with Yuewen to learn more about her work, her journey into the world of Human...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New to the #TIPCenter team, 2025-26 Predoctoral Researcher Yuewen Yang spoke with us about her work, her journey into the world of Human-Computer Interaction, and what she hopes to accomplish through her research.
Read the interview ⤵️
#MeetOurScholars
Read the interview ⤵️
#MeetOurScholars
In the first in a series of posts about data scraping & researcher rights under the EU’s #DigitalServicesAct, Director of Platform Regulation @daphnek.bsky.social outlines who can take advantage of the DSA’s protections, comparing three categories of researchers.
Read @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⤵️
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Determining Which Researchers Can Collect Public Data Under the DSA | TechPolicy.Press
The DSA opens important opportunities for researchers collecting publicly available data, but leaves key questions unresolved, writes Daphne Keller.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In the first in a series of posts about data scraping & researcher rights under the EU’s #DigitalServicesAct, Director of Platform Regulation @daphnek.bsky.social outlines who can take advantage of the DSA’s protections, comparing three categories of researchers.
Read @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⤵️
Read @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⤵️
Why do older adults engage more with #misinformation online, even when they often identify falsehoods correctly in surveys?
In our next #FallSeminarSeries talk, @benlyons.bsky.social of the University of Utah will investigate that paradox.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, Nov. 4!
In our next #FallSeminarSeries talk, @benlyons.bsky.social of the University of Utah will investigate that paradox.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, Nov. 4!
November 4 | Dubious News and the Aging American: Understanding Discernment
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October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Why do older adults engage more with #misinformation online, even when they often identify falsehoods correctly in surveys?
In our next #FallSeminarSeries talk, @benlyons.bsky.social of the University of Utah will investigate that paradox.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, Nov. 4!
In our next #FallSeminarSeries talk, @benlyons.bsky.social of the University of Utah will investigate that paradox.
RSVP to join us in person or online on Tuesday, Nov. 4!
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My latest with @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece on a key theme from the @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social's Trust and Research Conference. Includes @dwillner.bsky.social's keynote and presentations from @gligoric.bsky.social, @thejusticecollab.bsky.social's Matthew Katsaros and more.
Platforms are accelerating the transition to AI for content moderation, laying off trust and safety workers and outsourced moderators in favor of automated systems, writes Tim Bernard. The practice raises a host of questions, some of which are now being studied both in universities and in industry.
Researchers Explore the Use of LLMs for Content Moderation | TechPolicy.Press
The subject was a stand-out theme at the Trust and Safety Research Conference, held last month at Stanford, writes Tim Bernard.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My latest with @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece on a key theme from the @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social's Trust and Research Conference. Includes @dwillner.bsky.social's keynote and presentations from @gligoric.bsky.social, @thejusticecollab.bsky.social's Matthew Katsaros and more.
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Here is the first piece in a series of short articles I'm doing about the DSA and researcher access to publicly available information.
It focuses on categories of researchers under the DSA, and what data they are each authorized to use. 1/
verfassungsblog.de/dsa-platform...
It focuses on categories of researchers under the DSA, and what data they are each authorized to use. 1/
verfassungsblog.de/dsa-platform...
Using the DSA to Study Platforms
verfassungsblog.de
October 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here is the first piece in a series of short articles I'm doing about the DSA and researcher access to publicly available information.
It focuses on categories of researchers under the DSA, and what data they are each authorized to use. 1/
verfassungsblog.de/dsa-platform...
It focuses on categories of researchers under the DSA, and what data they are each authorized to use. 1/
verfassungsblog.de/dsa-platform...
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The European Commission just announced that, under the new DSA rules, researchers will gain access to data from large online platforms. Here's Daphne Keller's take on what the rules have said thus far and what it means for platform accountability research in Europe.
Determining Which Researchers Can Collect Public Data Under the DSA | TechPolicy.Press
The DSA opens important opportunities for researchers collecting publicly available data, but leaves key questions unresolved, writes Daphne Keller.
www.techpolicy.press
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The European Commission just announced that, under the new DSA rules, researchers will gain access to data from large online platforms. Here's Daphne Keller's take on what the rules have said thus far and what it means for platform accountability research in Europe.
Are today’s #EdTech policymakers overlooking student expertise and civic interests?
Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI.
👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6
Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI.
👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One week left!
Submit your abstract for the #JOTS special issue on Digital Intersectionality and Marginalization in the #MajorityWorld.
🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4mZDjtb
#TrustAndSafety
Submit your abstract for the #JOTS special issue on Digital Intersectionality and Marginalization in the #MajorityWorld.
🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4mZDjtb
#TrustAndSafety
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One week left!
Submit your abstract for the #JOTS special issue on Digital Intersectionality and Marginalization in the #MajorityWorld.
🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4mZDjtb
#TrustAndSafety
Submit your abstract for the #JOTS special issue on Digital Intersectionality and Marginalization in the #MajorityWorld.
🗓️ Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4mZDjtb
#TrustAndSafety
“It could mean that there might not be as much demand for this as we think because people actually like seeing authentic, real images of real people.”
Director Jeff Hancock spoke with @wired.com about how the #AI video app #Sora fits into the current social media landscape.
Director Jeff Hancock spoke with @wired.com about how the #AI video app #Sora fits into the current social media landscape.
The Blurred Truths of Sora
Many will assume that OpenAI’s Sora app represents a new era of social media. But that’s wrong—all it does is reanimate our current one.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“It could mean that there might not be as much demand for this as we think because people actually like seeing authentic, real images of real people.”
Director Jeff Hancock spoke with @wired.com about how the #AI video app #Sora fits into the current social media landscape.
Director Jeff Hancock spoke with @wired.com about how the #AI video app #Sora fits into the current social media landscape.
Are today’s #EdTech policymakers overlooking student expertise and civic interests?
Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI.
👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6
Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI.
👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Are today’s #EdTech policymakers overlooking student expertise and civic interests?
Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI.
👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6
Join us in person or online on Tuesday, October 28 for a seminar with @anterobot.bsky.social, who will examine current ed-tech policymaking around school buses, cell phones and generative #AI.
👉 stanford.io/3WQP9v6
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I am forgetful about it self-promotion, so dropping a last minute link to note that I’m giving a talk Berkman Klein today. Come check it out if you’re free, or catch the recording later:
cyber.harvard.edu/events/autom...
cyber.harvard.edu/events/autom...
Automating Content Policy
AI is no longer just moderating individual posts — it is learning how to interpret and enforce policy itself. Dave Willner — who has led trust and safety teams at Facebook, Airbnb, and OpenAI — joins ...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I am forgetful about it self-promotion, so dropping a last minute link to note that I’m giving a talk Berkman Klein today. Come check it out if you’re free, or catch the recording later:
cyber.harvard.edu/events/autom...
cyber.harvard.edu/events/autom...
Pre-Doctoral Fellow Zac Smith-Russack, one of the newest members of the TIP Center team, spoke with us about his background in public health, his work on the Australian social media minimum age legislation evaluation, and what he does when he’s not at work digging into data.
#MeetOurScholars
#MeetOurScholars
Meet our scholars: Zac Smith-Russack 2025-26 Pre-Doctoral Fellow
We're excited to introduce one of the newest members of the Tech Impact and Policy Center (TIP) team, pre-doctoral scholar Zac Smith-Russack. TIP Policy Analyst RT Rogers recently sat down with him to...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pre-Doctoral Fellow Zac Smith-Russack, one of the newest members of the TIP Center team, spoke with us about his background in public health, his work on the Australian social media minimum age legislation evaluation, and what he does when he’s not at work digging into data.
#MeetOurScholars
#MeetOurScholars
Join us on Tuesday, October 21 for a #FallSeminarSeries talk by David Markowitz, who will draw on #NLP research to discuss how language patterns reveal underlying values in legacy and predict collective action, and how #AI can make science more accessible.
RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ
RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Are you the master of your digital life, or its slave?
In our first #FallSeminarSeries talk, leading scholar Mariek Vanden Abeele tackled this central paradox of our "always on" society, revealing how our quest for #DigitalWellbeing is a complex interplay of forces.
Watch the full video 🎥
In our first #FallSeminarSeries talk, leading scholar Mariek Vanden Abeele tackled this central paradox of our "always on" society, revealing how our quest for #DigitalWellbeing is a complex interplay of forces.
Watch the full video 🎥
September 30 | Thwarted Values? The Quest for Digital Well-being in a Datafied Society
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October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are you the master of your digital life, or its slave?
In our first #FallSeminarSeries talk, leading scholar Mariek Vanden Abeele tackled this central paradox of our "always on" society, revealing how our quest for #DigitalWellbeing is a complex interplay of forces.
Watch the full video 🎥
In our first #FallSeminarSeries talk, leading scholar Mariek Vanden Abeele tackled this central paradox of our "always on" society, revealing how our quest for #DigitalWellbeing is a complex interplay of forces.
Watch the full video 🎥
Join us on Tuesday, October 21 for a #FallSeminarSeries talk by David Markowitz, who will draw on #NLP research to discuss how language patterns reveal underlying values in legacy and predict collective action, and how #AI can make science more accessible.
RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ
RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ
October 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Join us on Tuesday, October 21 for a #FallSeminarSeries talk by David Markowitz, who will draw on #NLP research to discuss how language patterns reveal underlying values in legacy and predict collective action, and how #AI can make science more accessible.
RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ
RSVP: https://stanford.io/43nrplQ
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'Workslop' is on the rise, and it's starting to cause serious issues with productivity.
Researchers from @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social and Betterup Labs look at why this is happening and what can be done to keep poorly applied AI from running amok in the workplace. ow.ly/PFp550XbQQl
Researchers from @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social and Betterup Labs look at why this is happening and what can be done to keep poorly applied AI from running amok in the workplace. ow.ly/PFp550XbQQl
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
'Workslop' is on the rise, and it's starting to cause serious issues with productivity.
Researchers from @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social and Betterup Labs look at why this is happening and what can be done to keep poorly applied AI from running amok in the workplace. ow.ly/PFp550XbQQl
Researchers from @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social and Betterup Labs look at why this is happening and what can be done to keep poorly applied AI from running amok in the workplace. ow.ly/PFp550XbQQl