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    Covid19

    Oxford Internet Institute is applying its multi-disciplinary approach to help the world make sense of the societal and economic impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic in the digital age.

    This page collects together the OII’s responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

     

    News

    Platform economy assessed for first time in Germany: COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp relief risks faced by workers
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    Pandemic-proof jobs? IT freelancers in high demand, other online workers facing cuts
    Youtube Video
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    Misinformation, media and trust
    Report finds gig workers are among the most vulnerable groups in South Africa’s Covid-19 crisis
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    Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing 04-05-2020
    Floridi to join Ethics Advisory Board for NHSx COVID-19 app
    New report finds gig economy companies must do more to protect workers during COVID-19
    Digital Economies Economic analysis of problems ranging from media bias to cybersecurity explains incentives and behavior in our digital world.
    How worried are businesses about COVID-19? A novel indicator measures industry-specific risk assessments in times of the pandemic
    Fabian Stephany
    The pandemic depresses online labour markets, but some countries are bouncing back – Insights from South Korea, Germany, and the United States
    Philip Howard
    Misinformation and the Coronavirus Resistance

    Mentions in the press

    Government Computing
    New online tool CoRisk-Index reveals business concerns over coronavirus
    Read in Government Computing
    Smart Lighting
    New Online Index Analyzes Trade Concerns Before COVID-19
    Read in Smart Lighting
    Los Angeles Times
    Trump lashes out with distractions and disinformation
    Read in Los Angeles Times
    The Conversation
    Coronavirus school closures impact 1.3 billion children – and remote learning is increasing inequality
    Read in The Conversation
    SWI
    Switzerland mulls controversial Covid-19 health passports
    Read in Swiss Info
    Open Democracy
    How is the platform economy responding to COVID-19?
    Read in Open Democracy
    ComputerWeekly
    Re-purposing data and questionable effectiveness could undermine trust in NHS contact-tracing app
    Read in Computer Weekly
    Vice
    Am I a Jerk for Refusing to Use a Coronavirus Contact Tracing App?
    Read in Vice
    Politico
    ‘Conspiracy bingo’: Transatlantic extremists seize on the pandemic
    Read in Politico
    BBC News
    Coronavirus: Twitter will label Covid-19 fake news
    Read in BBC News