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    A collection of our recent news stories, press coverage, and contact details for journalists.

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    Press releases

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    NASA-style caution needed before allowing research to influence policy
    OxCAIGG report II
    Global public opinion split on benefits of AI, finds new Oxford study
    “Anything that causes chaos is RT’s line”- new study lifts the lid on RT’s role in wreaking political havoc.
    New report calls for gig economy platforms to provide Covid-19 testing for workers
    Covid-related misinformation videos spread primarily through Facebook, as its fact-checkers fail to spot false information, finds new Oxford study
    Demise of Big Tech platforms like Facebook would pose serious risks to data privacy with damaging social and economic consequences, new study finds
    Former digital adviser to David Beckham and senior UN officer join OII
    Junk news sites using advertising and web search optimization to spread COVID-19 misinformation, finds new study
    OxCAIGG logo for title
    New Commission to Address AI and Good Governance in Public Policy
    Telegram becomes refuge for far-right commentators, says new Oxford study

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    Press Coverage

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    Deutschlandfunk
    How Democracy is Hacked
    Read in Deutschlandfunk
    Financial Times
    TikTok battles to stay ‘apolitical’ ahead of US election
    Read in The Financial Times
    Forbes
    Automation, COVID, And The Future Of Work
    Read in Forbes
    The Guardian
    Biden article row shows how US election is testing Facebook and Twitter
    Read in The Guardian
    NewStatesman
    How the Cambridge Analytica scandal unravelled
    Read in The New Statesman
    Wired
    Facebook Tweaked Its Rules, but You Can Still Target Voters
    Read in Wired
    Medical Xpress
    NASA-style caution needed before allowing research to influence policy
    Read in Medical Xpress
    Which-50
    East And West: AI Worries Divided Down Regional Lines
    Read in Which-50
    The Washington Post
    Facebook bans marketing firm running ‘troll farm’ for pro-Trump youth group
    Read in The Washington Post
    ComputerWeekly
    Fake news tops list of online concerns worldwide
    Read in Computer Weekly

    Latest blogs

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    How social media echo chambers emerge (and why all your friends think Trump will lose)
    adrienne maree brown
    Black Heroes of the Internet – adrienne maree brown
    Blog hashtag
    Hijacking Hashtags in Times of COVID-19: How the Far-Right Polarises Twitter
    Joy Buolamwini
    Black Heroes of the Internet – Joy Buolamwini
    Black Heroes of the Internet – Professor Charlton McIlwain
    Black Heroes of the Internet – Emna Mizouni
    Deen Freon
    Black Heroes of the Internet – Deen Freelon
    Black Heroes of the Internet – Juliana Rotich
    Uphold Digital Sovereignty, Avert Digital Autarky  
    Harnessing online tactics to save a species