Oxford Internet Institute

18 June 2018, Red Pepper

Menial digital labour is being outsourced to the four corners of the globe. Robbie Warin reports that exploitation flourishes whilst global companies file millions in profit.

18 June 2018, The New Statesman

Right-wing populists around the world have used social media to gain power. They have bypassed traditional broadcast and print media to speak directly to their publics.

7 June 2018, The New York Times

After reading this new book by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Thomas Ramge, “Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data,” I now have a name for what I’m looking for: a data-rich market.

7 June 2018, Fair Observer

Taking the red pill, for both the manosphere and the alt-right, is the beginning of a process of radicalization in which an individual becomes enculturated in an extreme, reactionary worldview.

1 June 2018, ZDNet

Although blockchain's crypto-anarchist utopian dream is unlikely to be realised, it still promises plenty of benefits

31 May 2018, The Guardian

Parents have been advised to limit media consumption, but research suggests it’s the nature of it that matters

31 May 2018, BBC News

Apple and Russia are locked in a stand-off over the company's App Store.

26 May 2018, Wired

There's one, almost invisible digital role with a bias towards women: social media manager.

24 May 2018, BBC News

Despite scandals over fake news and data privacy, the social network is unlikely to disappear any time soon

21 May 2018, Futurism

On Friday Gizmodo reported that, sometime near the end of April or the beginning of May, Google removed “don’t be evil” almost entirely from their Code of Conduct. It was only included once, in the very last sentence.

14 May 2018, The Guardian

From microchip implants to wristband trackers and sensors that can detect fatigue and depression, new technology is enabling employers to watch staff in more and more intrusive ways. How worried should we be?

14 May 2018, Medium

Why are human rights relevant to the debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

12 May 2018, BBC News

The Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes Film Festival. Until 2017 they were Tinsel Town's glitziest back-slapping forums. Now they're its favourite protest events.

11 May 2018, TechCrunch

“Google’s experiments do appear to have been designed to deceive,” agreed Dr Thomas King, a researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute’s Digital Ethics Lab, discussing the Duplex demo.

11 May 2018, Business Insider

At this week's Google I/O developer conference , the company unveiled a host of features geared at helping you monitor how frequently you use your devices.

11 May 2018, CBC

Data collected by watchdog Open Observatory of Network Interference is helping hold governments to account.

9 May 2018, Wired

Google wants to help its users take back their time. On Tuesday, at its annual developers conference, the company announced several new features designed to help people monitor and manage the time they spend on their devices.

4 May 2018, The Telegraph

Recent research suggested that over 6,500 Twitter bots originating in Russia tweeted support for Labour in last year’s general election, in an effort to get Jeremy Corbyn’s party elected.

2 May 2018, The Takeaway

While there is a genuine interest in removing misleading content, there is also concern about potential abuse and threats to free speech when governments create laws against misinformation online.