Robert Faris

Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

Harvard Law School

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1.

Partisanship, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Online Media and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication 2017-6
Number of pages: 142 Posted: 21 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2017
Robert Faris, Hal Roberts, Bruce Etling, Nikki Bourassa, Ethan Zuckerman and Yochai Benkler
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Mail-In Voter Fraud: Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2020-6
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Oct 2020
Yochai Benkler, Casey Tilton, Bruce Etling, Hal Roberts, Justin Clark, Robert Faris, Jonas Kaiser, Jonas Kaiser and Carolyn Schmitt
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Social Mobilization and the Networked Public Sphere: Mapping the SOPA-PIPA Debate

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2013-16
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 Jul 2013
Yochai Benkler, Hal Roberts, Robert Faris, Alicia Solow-Niederman and Bruce Etling
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Internet Monitor 2014: Reflections on the Digital World: Platforms, Policy, Privacy, and Public Discourse

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2014-17
Number of pages: 155 Posted: 17 Dec 2014
Urs Gasser, Jonathan L. Zittrain, Robert Faris and Rebekah Heacock Jones
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The Shifting Landscape of Global Internet Censorship

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2017-4, Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 17-38
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2017
Jonathan L. Zittrain, Robert Faris, Helmi Noman, Justin Clark, Casey Tilton and Ryan Morrison-Westphal
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Understanding Harmful Speech Online

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2016-21
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Dec 2016
Robert Faris, Amar Ashar, Urs Gasser and Daisy Joo
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Measuring Internet Activity: A (Selective) Review of Methods and Metrics

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 22
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Nov 2013
Robert Faris and Rebekah Heacock Jones
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Internet Monitor 2013: Reflections on the Digital World

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 27
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 14 Dec 2013
Urs Gasser, Robert Faris and Rebekah Heacock Jones
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Exploring Russian Cyberspace: Digitally-Mediated Collective Action and the Networked Public Sphere

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-2
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Mar 2012
Karina Alexanyan, Vladimir Barash, Bruce Etling, Robert Faris, Urs Gasser, John Kelly, John G. Palfrey, John G. Palfrey and Hal Roberts
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Score Another One for the Internet? The Role of the Networked Public Sphere in the U.S. Net Neutrality Policy Debate

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-4
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Feb 2015
Robert Faris, Hal Roberts, Bruce Etling, Dalia Othman and Yochai Benkler
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Beyond the Wall: Mapping Twitter in China

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-14
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2017
Sonya Y. Song, Robert Faris and John Kelly
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Blogs as an Alternative Public Sphere: The Role of Blogs, Mainstream Media, and TV in Russia's Media Ecology

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2014-8
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 25 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 04 May 2014
Bruce Etling, Hal Roberts and Robert Faris
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Privacy and Cybersecurity Research Briefing

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2016-17
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Sep 2016
David O'Brien, Ryan Budish, Robert Faris, Urs Gasser and Tiffany Lin
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Mapping Russian Twitter

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-3
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Mar 2012
John Kelly, Vladimir Barash, Karina Alexanyan, Bruce Etling, Robert Faris, Urs Gasser, John G. Palfrey and John G. Palfrey
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Openness and Restraint: Structure, Discourse, and Contention in Saudi Twitter

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-16
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 09 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2015
Helmi Noman, Robert Faris and John Kelly
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Public Discourse in the Russian Blogosphere: Mapping RuNet Politics and Mobilization

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-11
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Oct 2010
Bruce Etling, Karina Alexanyan, John Kelly, Robert Faris, John G. Palfrey, John G. Palfrey and Urs Gasser
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social media, internet, blogosphere, blogging

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Content and Conduct: How English Wikipedia Moderates Harmful Speech

The Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection, Research Publication No. 2019-5, November, 2019
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
Justin Clark, Robert Faris, Urs Gasser, Adam Holland, Hilary Ross and Casey Tilton
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Polarization and the Pandemic: American Political Discourse, March – May 2020

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2020-9
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 02 Nov 2020
Robert Faris, Justin Clark, Bruce Etling, Jonas Kaiser, Jonas Kaiser, Hal Roberts, Carolyn Schmitt, Casey Tilton and Yochai Benkler
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Networked Policy Making Avenues: Assessing the Role of Academics in Digital Policy

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2016-14
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 28 Sep 2016
Amar Ashar, Robert Faris and Urs Gasser
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The Yemen War Online: Propagation of Censored Content on Twitter

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2018-2
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Mar 2018
Helmi Noman, Robert Faris and John Kelly
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Partisanship, Impeachment, and the Democratic Primaries: American Political Discourse, January - February 2020

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2020-8
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 01 Nov 2020
Robert Faris, Justin Clark, Bruce Etling, Jonas Kaiser, Jonas Kaiser, Hal Roberts, Carolyn Schmitt, Casey Tilton and Yochai Benkler
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Political Change in the Digital Age: The Fragility and Promise of Online Organizing

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-15
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Jun 2011
Bruce Etling, Robert Faris, John G. Palfrey and John G. Palfrey
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Analyzing Accessibility of Wikipedia Projects Around the World

Berkman Klein Center Research Publication No. 2017-4
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 25 May 2017
Justin Clark, Robert Faris and Rebekah Heacock Jones
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The Evolving Landscape of Internet Control: A Summary of Our Recent Research and Recommendations

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-05
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Oct 2011
Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, John G. Palfrey, John G. Palfrey, Jillian York and Robert Faris
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International Bloggers and Internet Control

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-06
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Oct 2011
Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, Jillian York, Robert Faris, John G. Palfrey and John G. Palfrey
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Structure and Discourse: Mapping the Networked Public Sphere in the Arab Region

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2016-4
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 10 Mar 2016
Robert Faris, John Kelly, Helmi Noman and Dalia Othman
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Online Security in the Middle East and North Africa: A Survey of Perceptions, Knowledge and Practice

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-04
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Oct 2011
Urs Gasser, Rebekah Heacock Jones, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts and Ethan Zuckerman
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International Bloggers and Internet Control: Full Survey

Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2011-07
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Oct 2011
Robert Faris, Jillian York, Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, John G. Palfrey and John G. Palfrey
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Comments on the Formulation of the National Broadband Research Agenda

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 02 Nov 2016
Robert Faris, Kira Hessekiel, Danielle Kehl and David Talbot
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