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Stanford Internet Observatory
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SIO is a leading academic institution tracking online harms including AI-generated disinformation; relevant to AI governance and deployment safety discussions around information integrity.
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Summary
The Stanford Internet Observatory is a multidisciplinary research center at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute focused on studying the misuse of the internet, including disinformation, influence operations, and digital repression. It conducts empirical research and policy analysis on how online platforms are exploited to undermine democracy, human rights, and security. SIO publishes investigations, tools, and reports used by governments, platforms, and civil society.
Key Points
- •Conducts empirical research on disinformation, propaganda, and coordinated inauthentic behavior across social media platforms.
- •Investigates state-sponsored influence operations and digital repression by authoritarian regimes.
- •Collaborates with tech platforms, governments, and journalists to identify and expose information manipulation.
- •Produces policy-relevant reports and tools to support platform accountability and election integrity.
- •Bridges technical analysis and governance recommendations on emerging threats from AI-enabled information operations.
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Cyber Policy Center
Stanford University's research center for the interdisciplinary study of issues at the nexus of technology, governance and public policy
Spring Seminar Series
Join us for a weekly webinar series organized by Stanford’s Tech Impact and Policy Center. We feature a variety of speakers who will discuss work and research at the intersection of A.I., free speech, democracy, security, and digital communication technologies. Our speakers include those who focus on policy to others who concentrate on empirical work around cyber issues. There will be both in person and virtual zoom options and attendees can register for all events in the series or single events.
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Our Programs
Program on Platform Regulation
The Program on Platform Regulation focuses on current or emerging law governing Internet platforms, with an emphasis on laws’ consequences for the rights and interests of Internet users and the public.
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Social Media Lab
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