Press Coverage

29 March 2020, The New York Times

The Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency, which interfered in the 2016 election, is using different methods to hide itself better.

29 March 2020, BBC News

A consultancy that makes business training videos is advertising for a "deepfake expert" to create a new generation of presenters.

28 March 2020, Wired

Zoom birthday parties, Houseparty hangouts and virtual pubs are demonstrating that social distancing doesn't have to mean isolation – but will the party stop when we can all go outside again.

26 March 2020, The New York Times

Americans are turning to crowdfunding to cover coronavirus-related costs while the government prepares to deliver on its stimulus plan. But most campaigns aren’t meeting their goals. Which contributing factors give some more traction than others.

23 March 2020, Fast Company South Africa

Accounts from gig economy workers in South Africa and how technology impacts their experiences.

20 March 2020, Daily Maverick

Gig workers make up about 1% of SA’s workforce and many people in self-isolation or quarantine may start leaning heavily on their services.

20 March 2020, Cape Talk

Guest: Dr Kelle Howson | Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute

19 March 2020, Reuters

The coronavirus crisis has been accompanied by what the World Health Organization (WHO) has called an “infodemic” of misinformation.

19 March 2020, Mail & Guardian

The coronavirus pandemic will affect the most vulnerable groups in our society. That includes those in casual or insecure employment who face loss of income or exposure to the virus, and so need greater protection by governments.

19 March 2020, BBrief

South Africa’s current national state of disaster, and the uncertainty that has gripped the world, will especially impact the most vulnerable groups in our society including gig economy workers.

18 March 2020, hypertext

What is being done to protect gig economy workers in South Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak.

5 March 2020, New Statesman

The European Union’s former security commissioner, Julian King, has joined the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) as a visiting policy fellow.

1 March 2020, Daily Maverick

Next time you take an Uber, consider sitting in the front seat and asking your driver some questions.

25 February 2020, Medium

The Internet is often declared the sole cause of radicalisation and extremism. But there are many factors contributing to both.

7 February 2020, The Guardian

There are many reasons to fret about our relationship to technology, not least of which is the way smartphones, and their slot machine-like apps, have hooked us so thoroughly

5 February 2020, New York Times

While stopping short of an outright ban, the social media company plans to label or take down material that appears to have been digitally manipulated.

3 February 2020, Irish Times

Researchers are now challenging the link between social media use and mental health problems among teenagers

3 February 2020, UOL

"O trabalho dignifica, valoriza e enobrece o homem." Na contramão desse ditado, a tecnologia e a automação sempre tiveram propostas mais lenientes: quando os robôs puderem nos dar uma forcinha, finalmente poderemos trabalhar menos.

20 January 2020, BBC News

The BBC's Ivana Davidovic speaks with Ocean Capewell, who used the Sims game to help her deal with tragic loss. Robert Steen discusses the positive impact the community of people playing World of Warcraft had on his son, Mats, who died at the age of 25.

18 January 2020, New York Times

A growing number of academics are challenging assumptions about the negative effects of social media and smartphones on children.