Press releases
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New Oxford report shows freelance and microwork platforms fail to provide minimum fairness standards for their global workforce
15 June 2021
Millions of people across the world now work remotely for freelance and microwork platforms, creating a largely invisible workforce, often based in low-income countries, that offer outsourcing services to international clients and help power AI systems.
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Oxford study calls for greater government support for public libraries to help bridge digital divide
10 June 2021
Oxford study calls for greater government support for public libraries to help bridge digital divide
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Oxford report reveals best and worst practices in gig economy
25 May 2021
Eleven of the UK’s most popular digital labour platforms have been rated according to how fairly they treat workers. In the first study of its kind in the UK, Oxford researchers score companies on standards such as pay, conditions and management.
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New study finds coordinated amplification network promoting tweets by China’s diplomats in the UK
11 May 2021
A new study by researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford uncovers a coordinated amplification network promoting the Twitter accounts of PRC diplomats based in the United Kingdom.
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New study finds Chinese actors using social media networks to influence foreign public opinion
11 May 2021
A new study by researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford uncovers a coordinated amplification network promoting the Twitter accounts of PRC diplomats based in the United Kingdom.
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Study suggests little to no increase over time in association between adolescents’ technology engagement and mental health problems, urges more transparent collaborations between academia and industry
4 May 2021
A new Oxford University study examined data from over 430,000 adolescents in the UK and US to investigate how associations between adolescents’ technology use and mental health have changed over the past 30 years.
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Consumers missing out on products and offers through tech giants unfair profiling in online advertising, say Oxford legal and AI ethics experts
27 April 2021
Leading experts in ethics and law from the Oxford Internet Institute believe current European Union (EU) legislation is failing to ensure consumers do not miss out on products and offers based on their online behaviour.
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Apply now for new Associate Professor role in AI and Society
22 April 2021
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor of AI & Society.
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AI modelling tool developed by Oxford academics incorporated into Amazon anti-bias software
21 April 2021
A new method to better detect discrimination in AI and machine learning systems created by academics at Oxford Internet Institute, has been implemented by Amazon in their bias toolkit, ‘Amazon SageMaker Clarify’, for use by Amazon Web Services customers.
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Oxford researchers propose new framework for AI governance
19 April 2021
In a new study, researchers from the Oxford Commission on AI and Good Governance (OxCAIGG) at the Oxford Internet Institute, set out a new best practice approach for government-led AI projects to help officials deliver successful outcomes for the public.
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New approach needed to address bias in machine learning and AI systems, say Oxford legal and AI ethics experts
8 March 2021
Leading experts in ethics and law from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) believe that the ways AI systems are commonly designed to measure bias and fairness clash with the fundamental aims of EU non-discrimination law.
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Uber’s Call for Change in Europe Shirks Responsibility while Highlighting Real Challenges say Fairwork researchers
17 February 2021
The Fairwork project based at the University of Oxford says Uber’s recent white paper on the regulation of gig work in Europe downplays the responsibility of platforms to improve conditions under existing legal frameworks.
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Digital detoxing doesn’t necessarily improve personal well-being, new study finds
9 February 2021
Research by Oxford University, carried out in partnership with Reading University, Durham University and The Education University of Hong Kong has found no evidence to suggest abstaining from social media has a positive effect on an individuals’ wellbeing
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Announcing the OII’s next Director
29 January 2021
The OII Steering Board has agreed that Professor Victoria Nash should be the next Director of OII.
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New Landmark Study on Online Gendered Abuse and Disinformation
25 January 2021
Online gendered and sexualized abuse and disinformation against women in public life is widespread, and social media platforms are doing too little to stop it.
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Generous donors take Shirley Scholars Fund past milestone figure
25 January 2021
Donations from friends, alumni, and supporters of the Oxford Internet Institute have now taken the total money raised for the Shirley Scholars Fund to £105,000.
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Social media manipulation by political actors now an industrial scale problem prevalent in over 80 countries – annual Oxford report
13 January 2021
The manipulation of public opinion through social media remains a growing threat to democracies around the world, according to the 2020 media manipulation survey from the Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford.
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Clear link between climate scepticism and support for right-wing populists, study finds
12 January 2021
A study by Oxford University, carried out in partnership with the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany, has found clear evidence of a link between people supporting right-wing political parties and climate change scepticism.
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New software tool to help researchers with complex social network data collection projects could be used to fight Covid-19
16 December 2020
Researchers at Northwestern University and the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, are proud to announce the stable release of the Network Canvas suite of tools for collecting social network data.
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Spread of disinformation the biggest concern for internet and social media users globally finds new Oxford study
15 December 2020
Spread of disinformation the biggest concern for internet and social media users globally finds new Oxford study