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Computational Propaganda and Political Big Data: Moving Toward a More Critical Research Agenda
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Computational propaganda has recently exploded into public consciousness. The U.S. presidential campaign of 2016 was marred by evidence, which continues to emerge, of targeted political propaganda and the use ... Read More Computational Propaganda and Political Big Data: Moving Toward a More Critical Research Agenda
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Perspective: Should We Regulate Digital Platforms?
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
I invited Phil Howard and Gillian Bolsover in November of 2016 to guest edit this special issue of Big Data on ‘‘Computational Propaganda.’’ I am delighted at the collection ... Read More Perspective: Should We Regulate Digital Platforms?
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Social Bots: Human-Like by Means of Human Control?
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Abstract: Social bots are currently regarded an influential but also somewhat mysterious factor in public discourse and opinion making. They are considered to be capable of massively distributing propaganda in ... Read More Social Bots: Human-Like by Means of Human Control?
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Japan’s 2014 General Election: Political Bots, Right-Wing Internet Activism, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Hidden Nationalist Agenda
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Abstract: In this article, we present results on the identification and behavioral analysis of social bots in a sample of 542,584 Tweets, collected before and after Japan’s 2014 general election. ... Read More Japan’s 2014 General Election: Political Bots, Right-Wing Internet Activism, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Hidden Nationalist Agenda
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Detecting Bots on Russian Political Twitter
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Abstract: Automated and semiautomated Twitter accounts, bots, have recently gained significant public attention due to their potential interference in the political realm. In this study, we develop a methodology for ... Read More Detecting Bots on Russian Political Twitter
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Improving Predictive Accuracy in Elections
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Abstract: The problem of accurately predicting vote counts in elections is considered in this article. Typically, small-sample polls are used to estimate or predict election outcomes. In this study, a ... Read More Improving Predictive Accuracy in Elections
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Harvesting Social Signals to Inform Peace Processes Implementation and Monitoring
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Abstract: Peace processes are complex, protracted, and contentious involving significant bargaining and compromising among various societal and political stakeholders. In civil war terminations, it is pertinent to measure the pulse ... Read More Harvesting Social Signals to Inform Peace Processes Implementation and Monitoring
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Fake News: A Technological Approach to Proving the Origins of Content, Using Blockchains
14 December 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Abstract: In this article, we introduce a prototype of an innovative technology for proving the origins of captured digital media. In an era of fake news, when someone shows ... Read More Fake News: A Technological Approach to Proving the Origins of Content, Using Blockchains
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Survey: State of the Art of Data Science in Local Government
30 October 2017
Authors: Jonathan Bright
The Data Science for Local Government project seeks to map and understand the use of both novel data analysis techniques and novel data sources in local governments across ... Read More Survey: State of the Art of Data Science in Local Government
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Estimating local commuting patterns from geolocated Twitter data
25 October 2017
Authors: Jonathan Bright
Over the last decade or so there has been an explosion of research interest in the area of measuring (and forecasting) of traffic and commuting patterns. Part of this ... Read More Estimating local commuting patterns from geolocated Twitter data
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Critical Perspectives on the Role of Mathematics in Data-Science
5 July 2017
Authors: Patrick Allo
Critical evaluations of data science often combine ethical and epistemological criteria to explain how the practice of data science can fail to deliver on its promises to create better ... Read More Critical Perspectives on the Role of Mathematics in Data-Science
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#MacronLeaks changed political campaigning. Why Macron succeeded where Clinton failed
19 May 2017
Authors: Vyacheslav Polonski
Using AI to counteract computational propaganda may be our only hope to preserve democracy as we know it Last week’s massive hack of the Macron campaign and the sharing of ... Read More #MacronLeaks changed political campaigning. Why Macron succeeded where Clinton failed
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New Publication: Engagement in the Knowledge Economy: Regional Patterns of Content Creation with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
15 March 2017
Authors: Sanna Ojanpera
We have a new publication out: Ojanperä, S., Graham, M., Straumann, R. K., De Sabbata, S., & Zook, M. (2017). Engagement in the knowledge economy: Regional patterns of content ... Read More New Publication: Engagement in the Knowledge Economy: Regional Patterns of Content Creation with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
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Join our team: we’re hiring a Data Scientist / Data Hacker
10 November 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
Data Scientist/Data Hacker Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford Grade 7: £31,076 – £38,183 p.a. The Oxford Internet Institute is a leading centre for research into individual, collective ... Read More Join our team: we’re hiring a Data Scientist / Data Hacker
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Webcasts for the Symposium on Big Data and Development
28 October 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
The Symposium on Big Data and Development that we hosted in Oxford last month was a great success. There were some excellent papers there, and there are now range of ... Read More Webcasts for the Symposium on Big Data and Development
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Philip Leverhulme Award: Internet Geographies
25 October 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
I am extremely happy to report the news that I have been awarded one of the 2016 Philip Leverhulme prizes! I hope to use the resources offered by the ... Read More Philip Leverhulme Award: Internet Geographies
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Mapping the Availability of Online Labour
20 October 2016
Authors: Sanna Ojanpera
Digitalization and the increasing connectivity across the globe have capacitated the emergence of an online labour market. A number of platforms now facilitate transactions between employers and employees, often based in ... Read More Mapping the Availability of Online Labour
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The geography of Wikipedia edits
28 September 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
Wikipedia has a geography. This is something that my colleagues and I have explored previously in a variety of scholarship. For a new book on ‘Open Development’, my colleague Stefano ... Read More The geography of Wikipedia edits
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Symposium on Big Data and Human Development – closing remarks
19 September 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
It has been an extremely rewarding two days at the Symposium on Big Data and Human Development that Eduardo Lopez and I organised. We had a full room of ... Read More Symposium on Big Data and Human Development – closing remarks
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Symposium on Big Data and Human Development | Sept 15-16 2016 | Final Programme
31 August 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
This workshop aims to move forward the debate about the ways in which big data is used, can be used, and should be used in development. This symposium will ... Read More Symposium on Big Data and Human Development | Sept 15-16 2016 | Final Programme
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