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    • Fairwork Ecuador Scores 2021: Rating fairness in the Latin American gig economy

      30 March 2021

      Authors:

      María Belén Albornoz
      Henry Chávez
      Jean-Paul Van Belle
      Funda Ustek-Spilda
      Alessio Bertolini
      Pablo Aguera Reneses
      Akhil Kumar
      Mark Graham

      Fairwork Ecuador Scores 2021: Rating fairness in the Latin American gig economy The Fairwork Ecuador 2021 report evaluates the working conditions in six of the most prominent platforms in ...
      Read More Fairwork Ecuador Scores 2021: Rating fairness in the Latin American gig economy

    • Uber forced to recognise its drivers as workers, but falls short of offering Fair Pay and Representation

      17 March 2021

      Authors:

      Srujana Katta
      Pablo Aguera
      Ahkil Kumar
      Funda Ustek Spilda
      Kelle Howson
      Matthew Cole
      Fabian Ferrari
      Alessio Bertolini
      David Sutcliffe
      Mark Graham

      By Srujana Katta, Pablo Aguera, Akhil Kumar, Funda Ustek Spilda, Kelle Howson, Matthew Cole, Fabian Ferrari, Alessio Bertolini, David Sutcliffe, Mark Graham A month after the UK Supreme Court ...
      Read More Uber forced to recognise its drivers as workers, but falls short of offering Fair Pay and Representation

    • ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

      24 February 2021

      Authors:

      Fabian Stephany
      Vili Lehdonvirta

      Digital labour platforms have become a pervasive feature of contemporary society. They allow us to order food, arrange a ride, or buy remote freelancing services online. But how are ...
      Read More ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

    • Lifting the lid on the gig economy

      19 February 2021

      Author:

      Sara Spinks

      Fairwork researchers explain how they are shining a light on the experiences of gig workers across the globe by launching a suite of new online materials dedicated to ensuring ...
      Read More Lifting the lid on the gig economy

    • Afternoons on BBC Oxford interview with Professor Victoria Nash

      10 February 2021

      Author:

      As part of Safer Internet Day, listen now to Professor Victoria Nash, Deputy Director, OII, University of Oxford speaking to BBC Radio Oxford presenter Adam Ball about digital parenting ...
      Read More Afternoons on BBC Oxford interview with Professor Victoria Nash

    • Reconfigure: Feminist Action Research in Cybersecurity

      4 February 2021

      Authors:

      julia slupska
      scarlet dawson duckworth

      Julia Slupska, Doctoral Candidate, Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and Scarlet Dawson Duckworth, Cyber Technology Specialist at Darktrace and OII alumna,  share their perspectives on the limitations of mainstream approaches ...
      Read More Reconfigure: Feminist Action Research in Cybersecurity

    • Good governance for trustworthy AI in the European Union

      27 January 2021

      Author:

      Lisa-Maria Neudert

      OxCAIGG Commission Secretary and Research Assistant, Oxford Internet Institute, Lisa-Maria Neudert sets out the case for better regulation in AI systems. The challenge of using AI for good governance ...
      Read More Good governance for trustworthy AI in the European Union

    • Intercultural Digital Ethics at the OII

      17 December 2020

      Authors:

      Nikita Aggarwal
      Luciano Floridi

      Nikita Aggarwal, Research Associate, Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet Institute and doctoral candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford and Professor Luciano Floridi, Director, Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet ...
      Read More Intercultural Digital Ethics at the OII

    • Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores

      15 December 2020

      Author:

      Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores In the second year of research, The Fairwork India 2020 report evaluates the working conditions on eleven digital platforms ...
      Read More Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores

    • California’s Proposition 22 Reinforces the Need for Fair Working Conditions Worldwide

      10 November 2020

      Author:

      Sara Spinks

      Fairwork researchers Shelly Steward, Pablo Aguera Reneses, Srujana Katta, and Professor Mark Graham explain the implications of Proposition 22 legislation on gig economy workers. Last Tuesday, voters in California ...
      Read More California’s Proposition 22 Reinforces the Need for Fair Working Conditions Worldwide

    • How workers learn skills in the online platform economy, and how platforms, policies, and learning providers can support them

      5 November 2020

      Authors:

      Vili Lehdonvirta
      Julian Albert

      In their blog, Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research, Vili Lehdonvirta and  doctoral candidate Julian Albert outline how online freelancers develop their skills, how platform providers match ...
      Read More How workers learn skills in the online platform economy, and how platforms, policies, and learning providers can support them

    • Wikipedia: A Challenger’s Best Friend?

      3 November 2020

      Authors:

      Hamza Salem
      Fabian Stephany

      Predicting the outcome of the 2020 US Senate election using Wikipedia pageview data by Hamza Salem, Oxford Internet Institute MSc Alumnus and Dr Fabian Stephany, Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute. In ...
      Read More Wikipedia: A Challenger’s Best Friend?

    • California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law

      28 October 2020

      Authors:

      Shelly Steward
      Pablo Aguera Reneses
      Srujana Katta
      Mark Graham

      California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law Researchers from the Fairwork Foundation, Shelly Steward, Pablo Aguera Reneses, Srujana Katta, and Professor Mark Graham explain what ...
      Read More California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law

    • How social media echo chambers emerge (and why all your friends think Trump will lose)

      23 October 2020

      Author:

      Christian Blex

      The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has moved more of our interactions online than ever before. Yet in the current political climate the perils of social media are rampant. In his ...
      Read More How social media echo chambers emerge (and why all your friends think Trump will lose)

    • Hijacking Hashtags in Times of COVID-19: How the Far-Right Polarises Twitter

      21 October 2020

      Authors:

      Fabian Stephany
      Philipp Darius

      Philipp Darius, doctoral candidate, Centre for Digital Governance, Hertie School, Berlin and Dr Fabian Stephany,  Postdoctoral Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute,  explain how political actors are highjacking hashtags to polarise ...
      Read More Hijacking Hashtags in Times of COVID-19: How the Far-Right Polarises Twitter

    • Uphold Digital Sovereignty, Avert Digital Autarky  

      30 September 2020

      Authors:

      Nikita Aggarwal
      Luciano Floridi
      Matthias Qian

      By Nikita Aggarwal, Research Associate, Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet Institute, Professor Luciano Floridi, Director, Oxford Internet Institute and Dr Matthias Qian, Departmental Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of ...
      Read More Uphold Digital Sovereignty, Avert Digital Autarky  

    • Harnessing online tactics to save a species

      25 September 2020

      Authors:

      Joss Wright
      Hunter Doughty

      By Hunter Doughty, Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Zoology and Dr Joss Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Targeted advertising and news coverage are ...
      Read More Harnessing online tactics to save a species

    • Uneven and contested information geographies: How Wikipedia risks reproducing and reinforcing knowledge inequities through its digital representation of cities

      18 September 2020

      Authors:

      Mark Graham
      Cailean Osborne

      In their new blog, Professor Mark Graham, and Dr Martin Dittus, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford and Cailean Osborne, a former MSc student at the Oxford Internet Institute, ...
      Read More Uneven and contested information geographies: How Wikipedia risks reproducing and reinforcing knowledge inequities through its digital representation of cities

    • Tackling the ethical challenges of the gig economy

      10 September 2020

      Authors:

      Nikita Aggarwal
      Luciano Floridi

      Tackling the ethical challenges of the gig economy By Nikita Aggarwal, Research Associate, Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford and doctoral candidate, Faculty of Law, University ...
      Read More Tackling the ethical challenges of the gig economy

    • How the Covid-19 crisis facilitates innovation – and how to measure it with online data

      19 August 2020

      Authors:

      Fabian Braesemann
      Niklas Stoehr

      In their new blog, Niklas Stoehr, IBM, AI Core, GER; Fabian Braesemann, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford; Michael Frommelt, IBM, AI Core, GER; and Shi Zhou, University College, ...
      Read More How the Covid-19 crisis facilitates innovation – and how to measure it with online data

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