Stanford University Files Amicus Brief in Missouri v. Biden Appeal

On July 28, 2023, Stanford University and the Stanford Internet Observatory filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Missouri v. Biden appellants.
stanford dish at sunset

Read More

watercolor style image showing a nexus of social media platform icons
Blogs

Addressing Child Exploitation on Federated Social Media

New report finds an increasingly decentralized social media landscape offers users more choice, but poses technical challenges for addressing child exploitation and other online abuse.
cover link Addressing Child Exploitation on Federated Social Media
image of abstract arms reaching into a computer like tentacles
Blogs

New Paper: Assessing Political Motivations Behind Ransomware Attacks

Recent developments suggest possible links between some ransomware groups and the Russian government. We investigate this relationship by creating a dataset of ransomware victims and analyzing leaked communications from a major ransomware group.
cover link New Paper: Assessing Political Motivations Behind Ransomware Attacks
image of people sitting at round tables listening to a speaker on the stage
Blogs

Trust & Safety Research Conference Announced for September 28-29, 2023

The second annual Trust & Safety Research Conference, sponsored by the Stanford Internet Observatory, will take place at the Alumni Center at Stanford University
cover link Trust & Safety Research Conference Announced for September 28-29, 2023