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Never mind killer robots – even the good ones are scarily unpredictable
30 August 2017
Authors: Taha Yasseri
Who could have predicted it would end like this? Shutterstock The heads of more than 100 of the world’s top artificial intelligence companies are very alarmed about the development ... Read More Never mind killer robots – even the good ones are scarily unpredictable
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Computational Propaganda in the United States of America: Manufacturing Consensus Online
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project members Sam Woolley and Doug Guilbeault investigated the use of bots and other false amplifiers in the US. Abstract: ... Read More Computational Propaganda in the United States of America: Manufacturing Consensus Online
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Computational Propaganda in Poland: False Amplifiers and the Digital Public Sphere
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project member Robert Gorwa investigated computational propaganda in Poland. Abstract: This report provides the first overview of political bots, fake ... Read More Computational Propaganda in Poland: False Amplifiers and the Digital Public Sphere
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Computational Propaganda in Germany: A Cautionary Tale
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project member Lisa-Maria Neudert investigated computational propaganda in Germany. Political actors are using algorithms in efforts to sway public opinion. ... Read More Computational Propaganda in Germany: A Cautionary Tale
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Computational Propaganda in Canada: The Use of Political Bots
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project members Fenwick McKelvey and Elizabeth Dubois investigated the use of political bots in Canada. Are bots active in Canada? ... Read More Computational Propaganda in Canada: The Use of Political Bots
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Computational Propaganda in China: An Alternative Model of a Widespread Practice
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project member Gillian Bolsever investigated bots and other false amplifiers in China. Abstract: Computational propaganda is a growing issue in ... Read More Computational Propaganda in China: An Alternative Model of a Widespread Practice
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Computational Propaganda in Taiwan: Where Digital Democracy Meets Automated Autocracy
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project member Nick Monaco investigated computational propaganda in Taiwan. Abstract: Taiwan is a country with a rich history and cultural ... Read More Computational Propaganda in Taiwan: Where Digital Democracy Meets Automated Autocracy
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Computational Propaganda in Ukraine: Caught Between External Threats and Internal Challenges
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project members Mariia Zhdanova and Dariya Orlova investigated the use of bots and other false amplifiers in Ukraine. Abstract: This working ... Read More Computational Propaganda in Ukraine: Caught Between External Threats and Internal Challenges
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Computational Propaganda in Brazil: Social Bots During Elections
19 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
As part of our new country case study series, project member Dan Arnaudo investigated computational propaganda in Brazil. Abstract: Computational propaganda can take the form of automated accounts (bots) ... Read More Computational Propaganda in Brazil: Social Bots During Elections
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Our knowledge of how automated agents interact is rather poor (and that could be a problem)
14 June 2017
Authors: Taha Yasseri
Wikipedia uses editing bots to clean articles: but what happens when their interactions go bad? Image of “Nomade”, a sculpture in downtown Des Moines by Jason Mrachina (Flickr CC ... Read More Our knowledge of how automated agents interact is rather poor (and that could be a problem)
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Labour dominating Twitter discussions, researchers say
8 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
Content about Labour is dominating Twitter in the run-up to the general election, according to a new study from the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute. The researchers, who have ... Read More Labour dominating Twitter discussions, researchers say
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Brexit bots and the UK election
8 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
Some of the automated Twitter accounts, or ‘bots’, that were among the most prolific during the UK’s EU referendum campaign have turned their attention to the UK general election, ... Read More Brexit bots and the UK election
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The Most Important Lesson From the Dust-Up Over Trump’s Fake Twitter Followers
2 June 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
Project members Tim Hwang and Sam Woolley have a new article in Slate discussing bots that follow political candidates. Let’s be clear: Coordinated campaigns of misinformation and manipulation on ... Read More The Most Important Lesson From the Dust-Up Over Trump’s Fake Twitter Followers
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Facebook could tell us how Russia interfered in our elections. Why won’t it?
22 May 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
Team members Phil Howard and Robert Gorwa wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post which calls on Facebook to share important data on potential Russian interference in the 2016 US election, and ... Read More Facebook could tell us how Russia interfered in our elections. Why won’t it?
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‘Bots’ spam FCC website over proposed net neutrality reversal
17 May 2017
Authors: Robert Gorwa
Bots appear to be spamming a US regulator’s website over a proposed reversal of net neutrality rules, researchers have said. “Net neutrality is such a hot-button issue and it’s ... Read More ‘Bots’ spam FCC website over proposed net neutrality reversal
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Using Twitter data to study politics? Fine, but be careful!
18 March 2017
Authors: Taha Yasseri
The role of social media in shaping the new politics is undeniable. Therefore the volume of research on this topic, relying on the data that are produced by the ... Read More Using Twitter data to study politics? Fine, but be careful!
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Even good bots fight and a typology of Internet bots
26 February 2017
Authors: Taha Yasseri
Our new paper titled “Even good bots fight: The case of Wikipedia” has finally appeared on PLOS One. There are two things that I particularly find worth-highlighting about this work. ... Read More Even good bots fight and a typology of Internet bots
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Così funziona la propaganda politica a colpi di bot su Twitter
23 February 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Quando si incontra online una pagina per segnalare le molestie ricevute da un bot – cioè da un programma automatico – viene da chiedersi se per caso non si ... Read More Così funziona la propaganda politica a colpi di bot su Twitter
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As a conservative Twitter user sleeps, his account is hard at work
6 February 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
CHICAGO — Daniel John Sobieski, 68, climbed the stairs in his modest brick home and settled into a worn leather chair for another busy day of tweeting. But he ... Read More As a conservative Twitter user sleeps, his account is hard at work
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Fake News: Why the West is Blind to Russia’s Propaganda Today
31 January 2017
Authors: Gillian Bolsover
Russia has skilfully exploited social media to divide the West and increase Moscow’s power in Europe, the US and eventually Asia. The use of social media as a platform ... Read More Fake News: Why the West is Blind to Russia’s Propaganda Today
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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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