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How Social Media Can Shape Public Opinion – and How We Can Build a Healthier Online Environment
Professor Renee DiResta explains how we got to our current social media landscape, the role influencers play in politics and potential solutions for a healthier online.…
September 30, 2025
- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
Letters from Tokyo: McCourt students reflect on trip to drive novel tech policy solutions
Four Georgetown University students participated in the McCourt School of Public Policy Tech & Public Policy program’s Ideathon , an intense, week-long program that asks…
May 5, 2025
- General News
- Research
- Tech & Public Policy
TrueMedia finds new home at Georgetown’s McCourt School
As the information environment grows more complex and technological advances make it easier to manipulate content, knowing what’s true online has never been more difficult.…
April 16, 2025
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- Research
- Tech & Public Policy
Tech & Public Policy program awards $1.5M in grants to 24 Georgetown researchers
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program (TPP) administers the annual Grants Program to support research that explores the role of emerging technologies in…
April 9, 2025
- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program welcomes new cohort of visiting fellows
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program welcomed Aya Ibrahim, senior advisor for the U.S. Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff at…
January 14, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Tech & Public Policy
From playwright to public policy: How a student’s experience in the entertainment industry fueled a passion for tech policy
Tech & Public Policy Scholar Matt Steinberg (MPP’26) is no stranger to Hollywood. After completing his undergraduate degree in economics and philosophy at New York…
January 9, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Tech & Public Policy
Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellow highlights ‘invaluable opportunities’ to connect with election integrity experts
Georgetown University graduate student Nazli Togrul (CCT’25) shares her experience working on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: safeguarding election integrity…
December 11, 2024
- General News
- Research
- Tech & Public Policy
Renowned author and expert in adversarial online abuse joins McCourt School research faculty
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy program (TPP) and Massive Data Institute (MDI) appointed Renée DiResta, online manipulation expert and author of…
October 8, 2024
- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
McCourt’s Tech & Public Policy program welcomes new visiting fellows
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program welcomed four new visiting fellows. The fellowship program provides a unique platform for tech…
September 30, 2024
- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
Election experts convene to evaluate threats and opportunities to improve U.S. elections
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program hosted election misinformation experts, practitioners and federal officials from the U.S. Election…
September 11, 2024