Annoucements
The latest news from inside the Institute, including our research projects, staff reflections, and more. Subscribe at the bottom of the page to receive news and announcements in your inbox.

Announcing Integrity Institute's 2023 Visiting Fellows
Executive director Sahar Massachi announces the Institute’s inaugural cohort of Visiting Fellows

Our Inaugural Resident Fellowships Program
Integrity Institute launches inaugural Resident Fellowships program! Read the announcement from chief research officer Jeff Allen.

Our Feedback on TikTok’s Transparency Report
In March 2023, Integrity Institute was invited to give feedback to TikTok’s suite of transparency reports. You can read this feedback in detail.

Public Comment on AI Accountability to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
In June 2023, Integrity Institute submitted public comments to the NTIA on AI accountability policies. You can read these comments in full.

Integrity Institute Receives $1 Million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Integrity Institute announces $1 million of general operating support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

We’re going to RightsCon! Plus: briefing deck and think tank updates.
Executive director Sahar Massachi shares his upcoming trip to RightsCon and celebrates what the Institute and its members have achieved in the past month.

New Guide Details Best Practices for Elections Integrity Online
With a wave of 65 elections across 54 countries coming in 2024, including a presidential election in the US, the Integrity Institute is releasing a new guide – the first in a planned series – on best practices for online companies to help better support healthy elections across platforms, particularly those who are newer or smaller.

What Does the Trust & Safety Team at OpenAI do?
Executive director Sahar Massachi shares his thoughts on the latest Trust in Tech episode with OpenAI.
Integrity Institute Supports UK’s Ofcom as it Develops Online Safety Codes of Practice
The Integrity Institute continues its international policy engagement to help regulators operationalize online safety globally

Announcing: Integrity Institute Visiting Fellowship!
Executive director Sahar Massachi announces the Integrity Institute’s brand-new visiting fellows program

Launching: Founding Fellows. Plus: peek inside our day-to-day and DC visit
In this newsletter, executive director Sahar Massachi publicly honors our Founding Fellows who have been with us from the very beginning.

Integrity Institute Releases Elections Integrity Resource Ahead of SXSW
Global elections projection dashboard out to 2072 produced with Anchor Change

New Results Tracking Misinformation Amplification in Nigeria
The Nigerian election is a few days away, and we've updated our Misinformation Amplification Tracking to include Nigerian fact checks.

Integrity Institute Releases Misinformation Amplification Analysis for Nigerian Election
Integrity Institute Finds Facebook and Twitter Continue to Amplify Elections Misinformation in Nigeria

We disagree and that's honestly cool
In this newsletter, executive director and co-founder Sahar Massachi takes us down the memory lane for the Integrity Institute’s origin story.

Internal doc: Reflections on our staff retreat
In this newsletter, executive director and co-founder recaps the Integrity Institute’s staff retreat in Los Angeles.

Today’s news (layoffs)
Today was another bad day for the industry. Executive director and co-founder Sahar Massachi shares his reflection about the tech industry’s turbulence.

Our internal all-hands doc. Plus: better meet Glenn
Executive director and co-founder Sahar Massachi shares the end-of-2022 deck from the Integrity Institute.

Integrity Institute Joins European Digital Media Observatory Consortium to Monitor Disinformation in Europe
For the next 30 months, Integrity Institute will be part of the consortium selected by the European Commission to detect, analyze, and counter disinformation campaigns across the European Union.

Our analysis of Facebook's WVC Report for Q3 2022
Facebook released the Q3 2022 edition of their Widely Viewed Content report before Thanksgiving, so it's bit late, but we've finished our analysis of the Q3 2022 Widely Viewed Content Report from Facebook.