Oxford Internet Institute
A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
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Is social media killing democracy? Phil Howard on fake news, filter bubbles
"This is the big year for computational propaganda — using immense data sets to manipulate public opinion over social media. Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and social media platforms are currently setting those limits." The OII's Phil Howard discusses fake news, filter bubbles and tech companies' "moral pass". Is social media damaging democracy? "Yes", says Phil: "but we can also use social media to save democracy".
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NY Times: Automated Pro-Trump Bots Overwhelmed Pro-Clinton Messages
The NY Times covers research by Bence Kollanyi, Philip Howard and Sam Woolley of our computational propaganda project, which finds that an automated army of pro-Donald J. Trump chatbots overwhelmed similar programs supporting Hillary Clinton five to one in the days leading up to the presidential election.
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What is data ethics? New article by Floridi, Taddeo reviews the challenges
New research into the ethical impact of data science reveals a range of complex challenges which need to be addressed in order to enable data science innovation to flourish. A new article (and Special Issue of Phil. Trans. A) by Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo reviews the ethical challenges posed by data science.
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Lessig, Chakrabarti, Bracken, Rotich honoured at OII Internet Awards 2016!
At the 2016 OII Internet Awards dinner on 11 November 2016 we honoured four remarkable individuals who have played a pivotal role in shaping the extraordinary ecosystem that is today’s Internet: Lawrence Lessig, Shami Chakrabarti, Mike Bracken, and Juliana Rotich.
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Apply now! OII Summer Doctoral Programme 2017: Oxford, 3-14 July
One of the highlights of our year, the OII Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP) brings together outstanding doctoral students from around the world for a fortnight of study with our faculty and colleagues in a multi-disciplinary environment that aims to provide constructive advice and support for students’ doctoral thesis research. SDP2017: Oxford 3-14 July 2017. Deadline: 20 February 2017.
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Want to study with us? Come to our open days!
If you are thinking about applying to study at the OII, attending one of our open days either in person or virtually is your chance to find out more. Our next (virtual) open day is on 6 December.
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Events
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Nov
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23 November 2016
16:30 - 18:00
OxDeg: Mixed methods and hyper-triangulation
David Zeitlyn, Nate Rosenblatt, Gretta Corporaal,
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Nov
24
24 November 2016
10:00 - 17:00
Everyday Sexism Datahack
Laura Bates, Professor Judy Wajcman, Dr Kathryn Eccles, Dr Taha Yasseri,
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Dec
6
Videos
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Mark Graham interviewed about gig economy
Speakers: Professor Mark Graham
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The Problem of Governance in Distributed Ledger Technologies
Speakers: Professor Vili Lehdonvirta
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What is AI and will it take away our jobs?
Speakers: Dr Antti Ukkonen
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Bellwether Lecture Presented by Jonathan Zittrain: What Are We Doing Here? The Future of Academia
Speakers: Jonathan Zittrain
From the blogs
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The blockchain paradox: Why distributed ledger technologies may do little to transform the economy
21 November 2016
Vili Lehdonvirta
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Bots are social media accounts that automate interaction with other users, and political bots [...]
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Don’t Shoot the Messenger! What part did social media play in 2016 US election?
15 November 2016
Helen Margetts
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Judith on Facebook, working with data, and asking questions that go beyond the bottom line
8 November 2016
Karen Mead