Oxford Internet Institute

5 September 2018, CNBC

Trump last week accused Google of rigging search results to prioritize negative coverage and left-leaning outlets — an academic says that distracts from bigger issues.

4 September 2018, The Guardian

What human tasks can artificial technology not replace? Does the physical manifestation of AI change the way we interact with it, and how might we be manipulated by this?

24 August 2018, Science

An ethical framework will help to harness the potential of AI while keeping humans in control

22 August 2018, MIT Technology Review

The AI advances that brought you Alexa are teaching propaganda how to talk.

21 August 2018, BBC News

Facebook has confirmed that it has started scoring some of its members on a trustworthiness scale.

20 August 2018, Wired

Facebook, Instagram, Google's Android and Apple iOS 12 are all introducing digital wellbeing dashboards and features to their operating systems and apps. There's no proof they'll change our phone heavy tech culture.

15 August 2018, BBC Radio 4

Kevin Fong explores the culture and conversation around Fornite with gamers of all ages, games creators, games culture experts, psychologists and psychiatrists.

11 August 2018, The Telegraph

Tens of millions of workers around the world endure cripplingly long hours in “gig” jobs, suffering exhaustion, sleep deprivation and social isolation in exchange for low wages.

9 August 2018, The New Statesman

Looking at the current global gig economy through the lens of Karl Marx, it seems that many of his insights on capitalism are still relevant in the contemporary era.

9 August 2018, The Guardian

The majority of people using dating websites chase potential partners who are significantly more desirable than themselves, study shows

8 August 2018, The Guardian

The majority of people using dating websites chase potential partners who are significantly more desirable than themselves, study shows

6 August 2018, New Scientist

Is social media really to blame for rises in self-harming? The evidence isn’t clear, but some social media use may even be good for teenagers.

5 August 2018, Financial Times

A report this year from the Oxford Internet Institute found evidence of organised social media manipulation campaigns in 48 countries, compared with 28 last year.

3 August 2018, Times of India

Russia may target elections in India and Brazil.

3 August 2018, Reuters

Creators of fake accounts and news pages on Facebook (FB.O) are learning from their past mistakes and making themselves harder to track and identify.

2 August 2018, BBC News

Facebook and Instagram are releasing a new tool to limit how much time people spend on their apps

1 August 2018, CBS News

Experts were in agreement on Wednesday during the Senate Intelligence Committee's latest hearing into foreign actor's attempts to interfere in the U.S. election process.

31 July 2018, McClatchy DC Bureau

A new social-media influence campaign that Facebook divulged on Tuesday provides fresh evidence suggesting the Kremlin or others are seeking to magnify the anger felt by groups on the fringes of American society.

24 July 2018, The New Statesman

As an anthropologist specialising in ‘Digital Detoxing,’ I’ve watched years of anti-tech rhetoric play out through over-used riffs.

23 July 2018, Futurism

The pledge, put forth by AI researcher Max Tegmark’s Future of Life Institute, argues that any system that can target and kill people without human oversight is inherently immoral, and condemns any future AI arms race that may occur.