Tag: comprop worldwide

7 August 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our project work was covered by the OECD. The phenomenon of junk news and its dissemination over social media platforms have transformed (some say destroyed) political debates. The combination ...
Read More Digging up facts about fake news: The Computational Propaganda Project

7 August 2017

Authors: ComProp

Project member Nick Monaco was interviewed on PBS about his Taiwanese case study. Find the full video here.

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our case study series on computational propaganda worldwide was covered in the Guardian: Propaganda on social media is being used to manipulate public opinion around the world, a new set ...
Read More Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion – report

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our project case study series was covered in the BBC: If you’ve been chatting about politics on social media recently, there’s a good chance you’ve been part of a ...
Read More Bots used to bias online political chats

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our recent case study series was covered in The Washington Post: Bots airing pro-Kremlin views have flooded the Russian-language portion of the social media platform Twitter, in what researchers ...
Read More Pro-Putin bots are dominating Russian political talk on Twitter

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our recent case study series was profiled in Wired: A study from the Oxford Internet Institute warns that social networks have to do more to stymie the tide of ...
Read More Twitter and Facebook have become ‘vessels of propaganda and manipulation’

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

The project’s recent work on Poland was covered in the major Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza: Gorwa zwraca uwagę, że choć zjawisko trollingu jest w polskiej sieci powszechne – zwłaszcza na ...
Read More Trolle w polskim internecie. Najczęściej fałszywki wypuszcza prawica

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

The project’s case study series and Poland case study were covered in the major Polish online news outlet, Gazeta.pl: Problem w tym, że niezwykle trudno jest udowodnić konkretnym podmiotom ...
Read More Wojny trolli. Jak polityczną debatą w polskiej sieci zaczęli rządzić ludzie, których nie ma

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our project work and Brazil case study was covered in the major Brazilian newspaper O Globo: Sites e blogs publicam boatos e notícias falsas, que são replicadas automaticamente por ...
Read More Robôs e ‘ciborgues’ estão influenciando a opinião pública, inclusive no Brasil

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our recent case study series was covered in Salon: The University of Oxford has released a series of studies called the “Computational Propaganda Research Project.” These document the extent to ...
Read More Social media is a very good way to spread bot-driven propaganda: report

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our case study series was covered in an article published in the Conversation: Propaganda bots posing as people are increasingly being used on social media to sway public opinion ...
Read More Political bots are poisoning democracy – so, off with their heads

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

The recent project case study series was covered in the Japan Times: The Oxford University team presented research in Washington on the use of automated programs, or “bots,” on ...
Read More Russia-linked ‘computational propaganda’ campaigns seen distorting public opinion worldwide

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our case study series and the project’s German case study were discussed in an article for the German publication Heise Online:    Die sozialen Netzwerke Twitter und Facebook werden ...
Read More Twitter und Facebook müssen mehr gegen politische Propaganda unternehmen

1 July 2017

Authors: ComProp

Our recent case study series was covered in a Yahoo story, with a focus on the Russia report written by Sergey Sanovich: In Russia, the researchers said they found ...
Read More Social media ‘bots’ from Russia distorting global politics: study

19 June 2017

Authors: ComProp

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

19 June 2017

Authors: ComProp

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

19 June 2017

Authors: ComProp

As part of our new country case study series, project member Sergey Sanovich investigated the role of bots and other false amplifiers in Russia.  Abstract: Digital propaganda of the ...
Read More Computational Propaganda in Russia: The Origins of Digital Misinformation

19 June 2017

Authors: ComProp

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

19 June 2017

Authors: ComProp

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

19 June 2017

Authors: ComProp

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