"The Berkman Klein Center's mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions."
A division of the American Sociological Association facilitating research around the sociology of communication, media systems, and the social aspects of computing.
"EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development."
"The Sociable Media Group investigates issues concerning society and identity in the technologically mediated world." See a list of their projects here.
"The Social Media Research Foundation is dedicated to foster research on contemporary network society with the help of our social network analysis tool NodeXL Pro."
"The World Internet Project (WIP) is a major, international, collaborative project looking at the social, political and economic impact of the Internet and other new technologies."