Update (September 9): The New Yorker reported on Friday (September 6) that Jeffrey Epstein made more contributions to the MIT Media Lab than previously disclosed, and that they were deliberately concealed so as to sidestep Epstein’s status as a disqualified donor. Epstein reportedly also facilitated millions of dollars in donations from other philanthropists, including Bill Gates, to the MIT lab. Following the news report, Media Lab Director Joi Ito resigned.
ABOVE: MIT Media Lab
WIKIMEDIA, SAYAMINDA DASGUPTA
After learning that the MIT Media Lab and its director had accepted money from the billionaire and accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, two researchers at the institution have quit in protest.
“My logic was simple: the work my group does focuses on social justice and on the inclusion of marginalized individuals and points of view,” Ethan Zuckerman, the director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, wrote in a blog post August 20. “It’s ...
