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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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    New Oxford report shows freelance and microwork platforms fail to provide minimum fairness standards for their global workforce 
    Oxford study calls for greater government support for public libraries to help bridge digital divide
    Oxford report reveals best and worst practices in gig economy
    New study finds coordinated amplification network promoting tweets by China’s diplomats in the UK
    New study finds Chinese actors using social media networks to influence foreign public opinion
    Study suggests little to no increase over time in association between adolescents’ technology engagement and mental health problems, urges more transparent collaborations between academia and industry
    Consumers missing out on products and offers through tech giants unfair profiling in online advertising, say Oxford legal and AI ethics experts
    Apply now for new Associate Professor role in AI and Society
    Robot
    AI modelling tool developed by Oxford academics incorporated into Amazon anti-bias software
    Oxford researchers propose new framework for AI governance
    New approach needed to address bias in machine learning and AI systems, say Oxford legal and AI ethics experts
    Uber’s Call for Change in Europe Shirks Responsibility while Highlighting Real Challenges say Fairwork researchers
    Digital detoxing doesn’t necessarily improve personal well-being, new study finds
    Victoria Nash
    Announcing the OII’s next Director
    New Landmark Study on Online Gendered Abuse and Disinformation
    Generous donors take Shirley Scholars Fund past milestone figure
    Social media manipulation by political actors now an industrial scale problem prevalent in over 80 countries – annual Oxford report
    Clear link between climate scepticism and support for right-wing populists, study finds
    New software tool to help researchers with complex social network data collection projects could be used to fight Covid-19
    Spread of disinformation the biggest concern for internet and social media users globally finds new Oxford study
    Oxford academics achieve Associate Professor status
    Professor Helen Margetts OBE awarded prestigious prize by University of Dusseldorf
    Tech companies continue to provide online infrastructure for contentious Covid-19 websites even after flagging them as fake news, finds new Oxford study
    Groundbreaking new study says time spent playing video games can be good for your wellbeing
    Fairwork Foundation announces Code of Good Practice to protect gig workers in South Africa
    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
    Finance leader joins Oxford Internet Institute as Visiting Policy Fellow
    Covid19
    State-backed media from China and Russia targets European and Latin American audiences with coronavirus news
    David Tomchak
    Leading digital editor David Tomchak joins OII
    Almost half of all administrative tasks in general practice could be automated, says new report
    Platform economy assessed for first time in Germany: COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp relief risks faced by workers
    Mariarosaria Taddeo
    The Turing appoints Dstl Ethics Fellow Mariarosaria Taddeo
    Report finds gig workers are among the most vulnerable groups in South Africa’s Covid-19 crisis
    Covid19
    Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing 04-05-2020
    Wikipedia traffic and darknet drug market data can help shed light on the opioid epidemic
    Ravi Naik
    Legal expert takes up fellowship at Oxford Internet Institute
    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
    Covid19
    Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing 20-04-2020
    YouTube proving a popular source of reliable information on COVID-19, but public health agencies could make greater use of channel
    Mariarosaria Taddeo
    Oxford academic joins distinguished North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) expert group

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    Press Coverage

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    Politico
    At the whim of Amazon’ — after the pandemic, gig workers are getting organized
    Read in Politico
    BBC News
    Why was my tweet about football labelled abusive?
    Read in BBC News
    Ghost work is taking over the world—and you may not even know it
    Read in Prospect Magazine
    The Conversation
    Targeted ads isolate and divide us even when they’re not political – new research
    Read in The Conversation
    El Pais
    Privacy matters – but there’s more to WhatsApp’s story
    Read in El Pais
    Metro
    Kremlin bots are fuelling chaos and lies about the pandemic
    Read in Metro
    The Guardian
    Covid ticketing rules exclude people not online from major events
    Read in Guardian
    Venture Beat
    Researchers find machine learning models still struggle to detect hate speech
    Read in VentureBeat
    The Wall Street Journal
    AI Algorithms Get Tripped Up in Fighting Hate Speech
    Read in Wall Street Journal
    BBC News
    Iran’s presidential election: Four claims fact-checked
    Read in BBC News
    China state TV channel CGTN enlists UK student influencers
    Read in The Times
    World leaders meet to talk about how to keep China in check
    Read in Fox17
    ‘RIP the Queen’: Chinese troll army floods the internet with vile claims monarch has died
    Read in Mail on Sunday
    MIT Technology Review
    AI still sucks at moderating hate speech
    Read in MIT Technology Review
    Belabored: Back to Work
    Read in Dissent magazine
    Irish Tech News
    11 Digital labour platforms rated in new Oxford report
    Read in Irish Tech News
    Bolt Is Entering The Bustling Dark Store Business
    Read in Forbes
    The Washington Post
    Belaruss hijacking isn’t show of strength its sign of weakness
    Read in Washington Post
    The Washington Post
    Belarus forced down a plane because it couldn’t shut down an app
    Read in Washington Post
    Bolt and Amazon worst on gig economy working conditions, Oxford University says
    Read in Sifted
    Only two in 11 gig economy employers guarantee staff minimum wage
    Read in Employee Benefits
    Reuters
    Gig work employers criticised for failing to ensure minimum wage
    Read in Thomson Reuters
    NewStatesman
    How freelance labour platforms will reshape the world of work
    Read in New Statesman
    Public diplomacy on social media – the China way
    Read in Critical Line podcast
    Reuters
    The impact of AI and algorithms on the fairness of our justice systems
    Read in Reuters
    Social media companies need more regulation
    Read in DW
    Financial Times
    Online privacy: a fraught philosophical debate | Financial Times (ft.com)
    Read in FT
    Army of fake fans boosts China’s wolf warriors on social media
    Read in Sydney Morning Herald
    Time Spent on Tech Devices Not Linked To Mental Health Issues in Adolescents, Claims Oxford Study
    Read in Gadgets 360
    Technology does not make teens depressed.
    Read in Fudzilla
    No Link Between Teenage Tech Use And Mental Health Problems, Huge Study Finds
    Read in IFL Science
    They are destroying the myth of young people’s technology and their mental health
    Read in The Daily Guardian
    They demolish the myth about technology in young people and their mental health
    Read in Explica.co
    Drivetime interview with Dr Matti Vuorre about teens, tech and mental health
    Read in BBC Radio 5 Live
    BBC Digital Planet
    Tech does not impact teenage health
    Read in BBC Digital Planet
    New study finds no link between teen tech use and mental health problems
    Read in New Atlas
    Is technology use linked to poor mental health in young people? New data suggests not
    Read in Talking Mental Health
    ‘Little to no increase’ in link between childhood mental health issues and digital tech use, researchers say
    Read in Study Finds
    Army of Fake Fans Online Boosts China’s Global Messaging
    Read in Voice of America
    Study Finds No Link Between Time Teens’ Spend On Tech Devices And Mental Health Problems
    Read in The Miracle Tech
    Study finds no link between tech use and mental health issues in teenagers
    Read in The Cable
    Little or no increase in the association between adolescent mental health problems and digital technology
    Read in Bolly Inside
    New study finds no link between technology, mental health problems
    Read in SAMAA
    Research: Social media is not the cause of mental illness
    Read in Free News
    Oxford Researchers Conclude Social Media, Technology Use Not Linked To Mental Health Crisis
    Read in Hot Hardware
    Oxford study finds few links between technology and mental health issues
    Read in Neowin
    Social Media Is As Harmful For Kids As TV Was In The 90s, Finds Study
    Read in India Times
    Study: Modern tech unlikely to be the cause of mental issues
    Read in The Star
    Oxford University Finds That Video Games Can Be Good for Mental Health
    Read in Nentendo Inquirer
    No hard evidence of link between tech and teenage mental health
    Read in FinChannel

    Latest blogs

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    Why the future of work needs trust
    AI’s coming home: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Tackle Racist Emoji in Football
    Targeted ads isolate and divide us even when they’re not political
    Privacy matters – but there’s more to WhatsApp’s story 
    Decentralised digital identity: what is it, and what does it mean for marginalised populations?
    Tackling misinformation one algorithm at a time
    Can online labour platforms bring jobs to the countryside?
    Lifting the lid on misinformation in the media, join us at MISDOOM 2021
    Introducing the Online Labour Observatory: Data on female participation in the remote gig economy and more
    COVID-19 has reinforced China’s role as the global leader in edtech
    The good, the bad and the scapegoat
    What skills do we need in the workplace of the future?
    Victoria Nash
    First term in my dream job
    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
    ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
    Lifting the lid on the gig economy
    National Apprenticeship Week 2021: In conversation with Maisy Gills, OII Apprentice Administrative Assistant
    BBC Sounds
    Afternoons on BBC Oxford interview with Professor Victoria Nash
    Zo Ahmed and Claire Woodcock
    Introducing the 2020 OII MSc Thesis Prize Winners
    Reconfigure: Feminist Action Research in Cybersecurity
    Good governance for trustworthy AI in the European Union
    Intercultural Digital Ethics at the OII
    Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores
    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
    Wikipedia: A Challenger’s Best Friend?
    California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law
    Black Heroes of the Internet – Marcus Rashford MBE
    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
    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
    Automotive blog
    How the Covid-19 crisis facilitates innovation – and how to measure it with online data
    AI @ Work: overcoming structural challenges to ensure successful implementation of AI in the workplace
    How the rise of Religious Misinformation is contributing to the Covid-19 infodemic
    Work for the Fairwork Foundation
    Light bulbs sharing information
    Why the Digital Society needs the Open Society
    Media
    Disinformation by Design: How Media Manipulation Campaigns Are Constructed
    Digital Technology
    COVID-19 and the Digital Divides
    Iran flag over Tehran
    Understanding Online Misinformation in Iran, the Epicentre of Coronavirus in the Middle East
    Phone in hand
    Beyond Contact-Tracing Apps – How Trust Shapes E-Governance