The efficiency paradox in EU data centre policy
8 May 2026
New EU reporting rules for data centre energy and water use may look like progress, but loopholes risk undermining genuine environmental accountability.
Friendly AI chatbots make more mistakes and tell people what they want to hear, study finds
29 April 2026
New Oxford research shows that training chatbots to sound warmer makes them up to 30% less accurate, and 40% more likely to validate users' false beliefs.
Why Europe Needs Two Kinds of Digital Sovereignty
24 April 2026
Whether Europe shapes the next technological paradigm or simply inherits it depends on one overlooked distinction.
Oxford Internet Institute researchers head to Rio for ICLR 2026
22 April 2026
OII researchers and DPhil students will attend the 14th International Conference on Learning Representations in Rio de Janeiro from 23–27 April 2026.
Global musicians face the same ‘streaming paradox’, new study finds
9 April 2026
For musicians everywhere, streaming is indispensable, but so is the belief that it simply doesn’t pay fairly.
Digital care tech’s double edge: Oxford research flags privacy risks and carer burnout
16 March 2026
Study finds digital care technologies could both support and strain unpaid carers, with benefits and risks to loved ones.
Professor Rebecca Eynon elected to prestigious Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship
9 March 2026
Professor Rebecca Eynon, Professor of Education, the Internet and Society, is among the outstanding social scientists elected to the fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences today.
Who Trusts Telegram in Wartime Ukraine?
20 February 2026
A new article by OII DPhil candidate Lisa Chernenko, co-authored with OII Senior Fellow and Founding Director William H. Dutton, has just been published in the peer-reviewed, policy-oriented outlet Ukrainian Analytical Digest.
Introducing the 2025 MSc Thesis Prize Winners
18 February 2026
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 OII MSc Thesis Prizes. These prizes recognize outstanding work and contributions to the field.
New study warns of risks in AI chatbots giving medical advice
9 February 2026
Study finds AI chatbots less helpful than search engines for medical advice
Beyond the hype: Oxford & Berlin study uncovers four faces of ChatGPT’s early adopters
28 January 2026
New international study identifies four distinct archetypes of early AI users and challenges the "one-size-fits-all" notion of AI adoption.
Is an under-16 social media ban the right course?
23 January 2026
Dr Victoria Nash, Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, researches the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online safety, content moderation and platform regulation.