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13 January 2021, Phys Org

Clear evidence of a link between people supporting right-wing political parties and climate-change scepticism has been identified in a new study from the University of Oxford and the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences.

13 January 2021, El Salto

A study published on January 13 by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) confirms that the disinformation business carried out by “cyber troops” continues to be buoyant.

13 January 2021, i News

Coordinated social media campaigns are undermining democracy and spreading disinformation in 81 countries worldwide on an ‘industrial scale’ new report cautions.

13 January 2021, Mirage News

Social media manipulation of public opinion is a growing threat to democracies around the world, according to the 2020 media manipulation survey from the Oxford Internet Institute, which found evidence in every one of the 80+ countries surveyed.

13 January 2021, Central Fife Times

Private companies are increasingly being hired by governments and political parties to manipulate public opinion through social media, according to new research.

13 January 2021, The Financial Times

Oxford researchers find contractors employed to manipulate opinion in 48 countries

13 January 2021, Deutsche Welle

Two decades on from its founding, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into one of the most popular open-source websites.

13 January 2021, The Economist

Such campaigns are becoming more sophisticated and harder to stop.

13 January 2021, The Conversation

Donald Trump’s controversial removal from social media platforms has reignited debate around the censorship of information published online.

13 January 2021, Press Association

Private companies are increasingly being hired by governments and political parties to manipulate public opinion through social media, according to new research.

13 January 2021, Hindustan Times

Governments, public relations firms and political parties are producing misinformation on an industrial scale, the report says.

13 January 2021, Interesting Engineering

Social media manipulation by political actors appears to be an industrial scale problem.

13 January 2021, Phys Org

Social media manipulation of public opinion is a growing threat to democracies around the world, according to the 2020 media manipulation survey from the Oxford Internet Institute, which found evidence in every one of the 80+ countries surveyed.

13 January 2021, The Oxford Mail

Private companies are increasingly being hired by governments and political parties to manipulate public opinion through social media, according to new research.

12 January 2021, Forbes

Amid an ongoing effort by Google to counter the deluge of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant said it will devote up to $3 million to back fact-checking initiatives to counter vaccine misinformation.

9 January 2021, The Times

The Chinese government is funding British YouTube stars to produce pro-China propaganda videos, an investigation by The Times can reveal.

7 January 2021, Politico

Far-right groups are using this week’s violence to peddle falsehoods and push their agenda.

6 January 2021, Oxford Sparks Big Questions Podcast

New podcast: The team at Oxford Sparks talk to Professor Andrew Przybylski about why video games can be good for your health.

29 December 2020, The Telegraph

Fears raised that online platforms encourage gig workers to undercut each other on price in 'race to the bottom'.

21 December 2020, The Telegraph

After a new report claimed video games can actually help wellbeing, I discovered how parents can turn screen time into a positive experience.