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Investigating Content Moderation Systems in the Global South
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CDT Welcomes New Non-Resident Fellows for 2024-2025
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Ms. Magazine – Restricting Access to Information Online Won’t Keep Teens Safe. It Will Only Erode Democratic Rights
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From Our Fellows: Policy Responses to Gender-Based Political Violence Online
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From Our Fellows: A Perspective on Query Recommendation in Search Engines
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From Our Fellows: How Online Behavioral Advertising Harms People
CDT Research report, entitled "Understanding Innovation in Interoperable Systems: A Podcasting Case Study." Illustration of purple and blue headphones.

Understanding Innovation in Interoperable Systems: A Podcasting Case Study
CDT Research report, entitled “More Tools, More Control: Lessons from Young Users on Handling Unwanted Messages Online.” Illustration of a chat bubble, secured in a room with active controls (a door, menu options, notifications and action options, and more) for the (young) user sending and receiving messages online.

More Tools, More Control: Lessons from Young Users on Handling Unwanted Messages Online
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CDT to Provide Digital Access to All Research Report Citations
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CDT Urges NSF to Fund Non-English Language AI Research
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Beyond ChatGPT: ‘Social Agents’ & the Policy Gap
CDT Research report, entitled "Beyond the Screen: Parents' Experiences with Student Activity Monitoring in K-12 Schools." Illustration of a laptop, browser windows and social media posts being monitored – and the hands of adults reaching in to understand not just what's being flagged, but the system itself and its impacts.

Report – Beyond the Screen: Parents’ Experiences with Student Activity Monitoring in K-12 Schools