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Stanford Internet Observatory
https://io.stanford.edu/Last activity: 06.07.2026
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The Stanford Internet Observatory is a multi-disciplinary research group at Stanford University. Our goal is to perform cutting edge research on the abuse of the internet, to inform policy debates with empirical data and educate the next generation.
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United States, California, Stanford
Mentions in press and media 11
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| May 1, 2023 | The STOP CSAM Act Is An Anti-Encryption Stalking Horse | Recently, I wrote for Lawfare about Sen. Dick Durbin’s new STOP CSAM Act bill, S.1199. The bill text is available here. There are a lot of moving parts in this bill, which is 133 pages long. (Mike valiantly tries to cover them here.) I am f... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Another Casualty If Section 230 Gets Repealed: Food Safety Data | I’m a latecomer to the whole “podcasts” phenomenon. I didn’t start listening to them until 2020, when the pandemic suddenly gave me the free time and the incentive to get out of my small apartment and go on long walks. That’s my excuse for ... |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Facebook, It’s Time to Put the Rules in One Place | On Jan. 28, Facebook responded to the Facebook Oversight Board’s first set of policy recommendations. These nonbinding recommendations included a suggestion that Facebook should “create a new Community Standard on health misinformation, con... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Foreign Influence Operations After 2020 | In partnership with the Stanford Internet Observatory, Lawfare is publishing a series assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States. Contributors debate whether the threat of such operations is overblown, ... |
| Oct 27, 2020 | The Limited Room for Russian Troll Influence in 2016 | In partnership with the Stanford Internet Observatory, Lawfare is publishing a series assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States. Contributors debate whether the threat of such operations is overblown, ... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Foreign Interference is a Strategy, Not a Tactic | In partnership with the Stanford Internet Observatory, Lawfare is publishing a series assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States. Contributors debate whether the threat of such operations is overblown, ... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | The Media Has Overcorrected on Foreign Influence | In partnership with the Stanford Internet Observatory, Lawfare is publishing a series assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States. Contributors debate whether the threat of such operations is overblown, ... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Foreign Influence Operations and the 2020 Election: Framing the Debate | Editor’s Note: The authors will be taking questions live at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 30, as a part of our new project, Lawfare Live. Events under the Lawfare Live umbrella will be offered exclusively to Lawfare supporters on Patr... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | The Danger of Overstating the Impact of Information Operations | In partnership with the Stanford Internet Observatory, Lawfare is publishing a series assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States. Contributors debate whether the threat of such operations is overblown, ... |
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What has the press written about Stanford Internet Observatory?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Stanford Internet Observatory, among them “The STOP CSAM Act Is An Anti-Encryption Stalking Horse” (May 1, 2023) and “Another Casualty If Section 230 Gets Repealed: Food Safety Data” (Mar 9, 2023).
Is Stanford Internet Observatory still active?
Yes, Stanford Internet Observatory is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 6, 2026.