Press Coverage
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Link between climate scepticism and support for right-wing populists – study
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.
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Private disinformation troops continue to grow and a report points to a Spanish company
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.
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Social media political manipulation has ‘soared since 2019 to an industrial scale’
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.
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Social media manipulation by political actors an industrial scale problem – Oxford report
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.
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Private firms pocketing millions from disinformation-for-hire, report says
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.
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Boom in private companies offering disinformation-for-hire
13 January 2021, The Financial Times
Oxford researchers find contractors employed to manipulate opinion in 48 countries
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World in Progress: Wikipedia’s past, present and future – extended interview
13 January 2021, Deutsche Welle
Two decades on from its founding, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into one of the most popular open-source websites.
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A growing number of governments are spreading disinformation online
13 January 2021, The Economist
Such campaigns are becoming more sophisticated and harder to stop.
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Trump’s Twitter ban obscures the real problem: state-backed manipulation is rampant on social media
13 January 2021, The Conversation
Donald Trump’s controversial removal from social media platforms has reignited debate around the censorship of information published online.
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Private firms pocketing millions from disinformation-for-hire, report says
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.
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Social media manipulation a growing threat to democracies: Oxford study
13 January 2021, Hindustan Times
Governments, public relations firms and political parties are producing misinformation on an industrial scale, the report says.
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Oxford Report Highlights Rise of ‘Disinformation-For-Hire’ on Social Media
13 January 2021, Interesting Engineering
Social media manipulation by political actors appears to be an industrial scale problem.
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Social media manipulation by political actors an industrial scale problem, report finds
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.
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Private firms pocketing millions from disinformation-for-hire, report says
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.
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Google Launches $3 Million Fund To Tackle Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation
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.
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Beijing funds British YouTubers to further its propaganda war
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.
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‘Hashtags come to life’: How online extremists fueled Wednesday’s Capitol Hill insurrection
7 January 2021, Politico
Far-right groups are using this week’s violence to peddle falsehoods and push their agenda.
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Are video games good for my mental health?
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.
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Britain employs more ‘crowdworkers’ than anywhere in Europe
29 December 2020, The Telegraph
Fears raised that online platforms encourage gig workers to undercut each other on price in 'race to the bottom'.
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Ready Player Mum: the parents’ guide to video games
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.