Nicole Leaver is a Research Assistant of the Technology and Social Change Research Project where she analyzes media manipulation techniques and the implications of disinformation on social movements. Nicole is currently a graduate student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, focusing on international technology policy issues including privacy, platform accountability, and civil liberties. She holds a BA in Political Science and Gender Studies from the University of Ottawa and an MA in Theory, Culture and Politics from Trent University.
At Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center, the Technology and Social Change Research Project (TaSC) studies how networked social movements use social media to reframe, and often remix, the news. Memes, hashtags, and YouTube videos spring up … Read more
