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

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    Journalists looking for comments on stories can contact the OII Press Officer at press@oii.ox.ac.uk, telephone: +44 (0)1865 287237. For out of hours queries, please contact news.office@admin.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 280528.

    Press releases

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    New research to explore governance of emerging technologies
    Compass
    Oxford experts launch new online tool to help fight disinformation
    Junk news declines on Twitter, but Facebook users still respond to disinformation
    General Election outcome crucial for millions of gig workers
    Action needed now to increase public trust in use of AI in NHS, say Oxford academics
    Public at risk of discrimination from online behavioural advertising, says Oxford legal expert
    Oxford academics join distinguished World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Councils
    New Visiting Policy Fellow joins Oxford Internet Institute from Vodafone
    New approach needed for defining AI standards in cybersecurity, say Oxford academics
    Principles are no guarantee of ethical AI, says Oxford ethicist

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    Press Coverage

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    World Business Report: Could gaming be good for your mental health?
    Read in BBC News
    The New York Times
    Panicking About Your Kids’ Phones? New Research Says Don’t
    Read in New York Times
    Facebook: Star Wars’ Mark Hamill deletes account over political ads
    Read in BBC News
    The Silicon Valley insider who says turn off your phone
    Read in The Times
    The Washington Post
    ‘A cyberattack should be expected’: U.S. strike on Iranian leader sparks fears of major digital disruption
    Read in Washington Post
    The social media giants are becoming digital graveyards
    Read in CityAM
    World Economic Forum
    How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps
    Read in World Economic Forum
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    Como construir uma “gig economy” mais justa em quatro etapas
    Read in Politike
    Strip searches and ads: 10 tech and privacy hot spots for 2020
    Read in Reuters
    The New York Times
    Is Screen Time Really Bad for Kids?
    Read in The New York Times

    Latest blogs

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    Does Technology Use Really Affect Teenage Sleep? Not as much as expected, it seems.
    New blog: Platforms, power and urbanisation uncovered
    An ethically-minded approach to AI for healthcare by Morley and Floridi
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    Summer Doctoral Programme 2020 Application Open!
    BUSTED! – OII researchers help to debunk 50 most common myths about the Internet
    Algorithmic bias within online behavioural advertising means public could be missing out, says Associate Professor Sandra Wachter
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    Introducing the Pervert’s Dilemma: A Contribution to the Critique of Deepfake Pornography
    Introducing the 2019 MSc Thesis Prize Winners
    Online politics needs to be cleaned up – but not just by Facebook and Twitter say Oxford academics
    Platform Real Estate blog by DPhil candidate Joe Shaw