This is a good news letter that covers lots of LT topics... *****
From: The Berkman Klein Center <[email protected]> …plus: Misinformation on WhatsApp, Humans behind AI, and more View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/cyber/the-buzz-504605?e=07f1648302> <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=058dc543f5&e=07f1648302> *━━━━ The Buzz ━━━━* August 22, 2019 * From Our Community* The Past and Future of the Internet <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=fcc765b6d3&e=07f1648302> BKC's *Yochai Benkler*, *Charlie Nesson*, and *Jonathan Zittrain* contributed articles to “The Past and Future of the Internet: A Symposium for John Perry Barlow,” published by the *Duke Law & Technology Review*. 8 Ways to Stay Ahead of Influence Operations <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=d17fd01df8&e=07f1648302> With election meddling inevitable in 2020, the United States needs a powerful kill chain, writes BKC’s *Bruce Schneier *in *Foreign Policy*. Schneier shares eight challenges and countermeasures for combating influence operations. How YouTube Misinformation Resolved a WhatsApp Mystery in Brazil <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=33452b4303&e=07f1648302> BKC affiliate *Yasodara Cordova* tells *The New York Times* that Brazilians in poorer areas turn to WhatsApp instead of YouTube because they cannot afford the data, but instead share clips from YouTube videos via WhatsApp. Research from BKC faculty associate *Virgilio Almeida* into the use of WhatsApp in Brazil supports this finding. * Join Us!* Apply for the Assembly: Disinformation Fellowship <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=a66731adab&e=07f1648302> The *Assembly Fellowship* <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=e65dc0a468&e=07f1648302> is an intensive non-residential four-month fellowship for technologists, managers, and policymakers. Assembly Fellows confront problems related to disinformation by creating collaborative provocations or prototypes aimed at better understanding, drawing attention to, and countering disinformation campaigns. Over the course of the fellowship, Assembly Fellows learn and build together with the support of our community. The Assembly Fellowship was first piloted in 2017 and was co-developed with the MIT Media Lab. This year, it is hosted by the Berkman Klein Center. Applications are open from August 14th to September 15th, 2019. Opportunities at BKC <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=bfc7470aea&e=07f1648302> We are seeking new staff members to support the Center and some of our key programs! 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The Cyberlaw Clinic Project Coordinator <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=40d0b29510&e=07f1648302> will perform a wide range of coordination, administrative, research, and events related activities for the Center’s Cyberlaw Clinic. * In Our Orbit: *What We're Looking At *Read/Watch/ Listen* - Websites that peddle disinformation make millions of dollars in ads, new study finds <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=0ff96251cc&e=07f1648302> » *CNN* - Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=b5469add91&e=07f1648302> » *Scientific American* - Facebook’s Libra Currency Gets European Union Antitrust Scrutiny <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=2a802939e2&e=07f1648302> » *Bloomberg Law* - International AI ethics panel must be independent <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=446ffc9515&e=07f1648302> » *Nature* - In New Facebook Effort, Humans Will Help Curate Your News Stories <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=b8f0f79ae3&e=07f1648302> » *The New York Times* *Events* - 9/10, Boston » Sharenthood: Why We Should Think before We Talk about Our Kids Online <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=51541ef216&e=07f1648302> - 9/18-20, Boston » P2PU Gathering <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=861a1e393e&e=07f1648302> - 10/4-5, London » Conference for Truth and Trust Online <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=43c2691949&e=07f1648302> - 10/6, DC » Maintainers III: Practice, Policy and Care <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=734dae747a&e=07f1648302> - 10/23-25, Cambridge » Harvard Data Science Initiative 2019 Conference <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=49c5d38242&e=07f1648302> (Application required) - 10/28, New York » ACM Inaugural Symposium on Computer Science and Law <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=2c9526680e&e=07f1648302> - 11/9, New York » All Tech is Human <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=e783ac6645&e=07f1648302> *Opportunities* - Post-Doctoral Scientist <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=9849294e8b&e=07f1648302>, Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics, GW - Threat Analyst <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=011b911be4&e=07f1648302>, *The New York Times* - Program Officer for the Madison Initiative <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=cde50ef4c5&e=07f1648302>, Hewlett Foundation - Call for Submissions <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=cc1c7aeb64&e=07f1648302> » Harvard Journal of Law & Technology » Rolling Deadlines - Assistant or Associate Professor of Communication <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=dff0f65daa&e=07f1648302>, USC » Rolling Deadline - Digital News Director, WHYY <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=49cbe56013&e=07f1648302> » Rolling - President, DataKind <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=942cf28354&e=07f1648302> » Rolling - Opportunities at the International Telecommunications Union <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=c22209c905&e=07f1648302> » Due 9/8 - Digital Freedom Fund, Junior Legal Officer <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=c3ff43c47f&e=07f1648302> » Due 9/13 - Intersections of AI and Community Well-Being: Perspectives <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=48865b9b9d&e=07f1648302> » Abstracts Due 9/15 - Animal AI-Olympics <https://harvard.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ef13e6d75b74b1791f13115cd&id=b82604da9e&e=07f1648302> » Due 11/2019 You're getting this email because you signed up to receive news and events information from us. 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