CAT Lab uses evidence to move community voices to the forefront of state, federal, and international bodies, and to shape corporate policies and actions. As brokers of co-developed knowledge with impacted communities, we share our findings, research and recommendations to advocate for better digital futures. We seek a foundational shift in the creation and alignment of policies to incorporate the needs, insights and understanding of peoples’ experience with sociotechnical systems.
CAT Lab is a founding member of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research and the Public Technology Leadership Collaborative. We contribute to urgent concerns through our research and the networks we organize.
How do officials determine the policies that govern technology? Who is in the room when policy is developed? Whose experiences are considered?
When leaders of a large immigrant church in Boston stood in front of their congregation on January 26, they noticed […]
CAT Lab’s recommendations to NTIA on Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data
On January 15, 2025, CAT Lab submitted recommendations to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on crafting ethical guidelines for research […]
As governments pass more technology regulations and the public becomes more aware of the harms of digital technologies such as […]
When a pro-slavery mob set fire to Pennsylvania Hall in downtown Philadelphia on the night of May 17 1838, there […]
Standing Up for Researchers Who Face Intimidation
Today, the Citizens and Technology Lab (CAT Lab) at Cornell University is adding our voice and our commitment to the […]
For whom is trust and safety professionalizing?
Last week, Meta announced that they had removed over 60,000 Instagram accounts for engaging in sexual extortion, including of minors, […]
How do the ways we talk about online safety shape the types of policy solutions companies design, the communities who […]
In this Big Tent I’ll be soliciting feedback on a talk I’ll be giving next week at a virtual event […]
How can the US support future generations to bring collective creativity and brilliance to the big questions in science and […]
