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James X. Dempsey Joins the Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance
News / July 29, 2021
James joins as a Senior Advisor and will be partnering with Andrew Grotto, Director of GTG on a project focused on the concept of "reasonableness" in tort law and regulatory policy for...
Announcing the Journal of Online Trust and Safety
News / July 29, 2021
Stanford Internet Observatory launches a new open-access journal to feature cutting-edge research on online harm.
Marietje Schaake Included in POLITICO’s Tech 28: Class of 2021
News / July 15, 2021
POLITICO’s annual ranking of the 28 power players behind Europe’s tech revolution includes the Cyber Policy Center's Marietje Schaake. The list is divided into three categories — rulemakers,...
Can Biden Do Anything to Stop Ransomware Attacks?
Q&As / July 12, 2021
Christopher Painter explains why the emerging pattern of ransomware attacks needs to be addressed at a political level – both domestically and internationally – and not be treated solely as a...
My Heart Loves the Army
Blogs / July 8, 2021
An Investigation into a Jordanian Disinformation Campaign on Facebook, TikTok and Twitter
The Cyber Policy Center Turns Two
News / July 8, 2021
A look back at the launch of the CPC and the work of our programs
The Virus and the Vote: Administering the 2020 Election in a Pandemic
News / July 1, 2021
A Compendium of Research from the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project
New Book From Shelby Grossman of Stanford Internet Observatory
News / June 24, 2021
In The Politics of Order in Informal Markets: How the State Shapes Private Governance, Grossman explores findings that challenge the conventional wisdom that private good governance in developing...
Stanford Experts Weigh In on What to Expect at the Biden-Putin Summit
News / June 14, 2021
Scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies hope that President Joe Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will lay the groundwork for negotiations in the near...
The Stanford Internet Observatory Turns Two
News / June 7, 2021
SIO releases its two year report summarizing its first two years of research, teaching and policy and laying the path for the years to come.
Can Congress Mandate Meaningful Transparency for Tech Platforms
Blogs / June 2, 2021
When it comes to mitigating online harms, the U.S. Congress is at least united on one point: There is a need for greater transparency from tech companies.
One Face, Many Names: An Investigation into Fake NGOs and Media Outlets Linked to Harouna Douamba on and off Facebook
Blogs / May 6, 2021
A Facebook takedown exposes a network of NGO and media entities linked to Harouna Douamba.
The Threat Posed by Deepfakes to Marginalized Communities
Blogs / April 21, 2021
When we’re faced with a video recording of an event—such as an incident of police brutality—we can generally trust that the event happened as shown in the video. But that may soon change, thanks to...
Sizing Up Self-Harm Policies
Blogs / April 8, 2021
The Stanford Internet Observatory’s latest report compares online platforms’ policies on self-harm content.
Some Humility About Transparency
Blogs / March 24, 2021
In a new blog post, Daphne Keller, Director of the Program on Platform Regulation at the Cyber Policy Center, looks at the need for transparency when it comes to content moderation and asks, what...
New Intermediary Rules Jeopardize the Security of Indian Internet Users
Blogs / March 3, 2021
India' information technology ministry recently finalized a set of rules that the government argues will make online service providers more accountable for their users’ bad behavior...
Election Integrity Partnership Releases Final Report on Mis- and Disinformation in 2020 U.S. Election
News / March 2, 2021
Researchers from Stanford University, the University of Washington, Graphika and Atlantic Council’s DFRLab released their findings in ‘The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election.’
Analysis of February 2021 Twitter Takedowns
Blogs / February 23, 2021
In this post and in the attached reports we investigate a Twitter network attributed to actors in Armenia, Iran, and Russia.
Clubhouse in China: Is the data safe?
Blogs / February 12, 2021
The audio chat app “Clubhouse” went viral among Chinese-speaking audiences. Stanford Internet Observatory examines whether user data was protected, and why that matters.
Clubhouse在中国：他的数据安全吗？
Blogs / February 12, 2021
语音社交App “Clubhouse”，在中文听众中爆红。斯坦福大学网络观测平台（SIO）调查了这个App的数据是否保护它的用户数据，以及用户数据为何需要被保护。
Staying Current
Blogs / February 9, 2021
An Investigation Into a Suspended Facebook Network Supporting the Leader of the Palestinian Democratic Reform Current
E2EE Workshop Series: Call for Papers and Participants
News / February 3, 2021
Balancing Trust and Safety in an Encrypted World: A workshop series from the Stanford Internet Observatory
Parler's First 13 Million Users
Blogs / January 28, 2021
As Parler gained millions of users - and plenty of notoriety - in recent months, understanding the dynamics of the platform has become an increasing priority. A report by the Stanford Internet...
Q&A with Riana Pfefferkorn, Stanford Internet Observatory Research Scholar
News / January 21, 2021
Riana Pfefferkorn joined the Stanford Internet Observatory as a research scholar in December. She comes from Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, where she was the Associate Director of...
Heal the Transatlantic Technology Policy Rift to Combat China's Digital Authoritarian Model
Commentary / January 20, 2021
Our EU partners must resist the impulse to digital sovereignty.