Press releases
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Platform economy assessed for first time in Germany: COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp relief risks faced by workers
21 May 2020
The Fairwork Project launches its first set of annual ratings for digital platforms in Germany, highlighting the precarious nature of work in the platform economy.
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The Turing appoints Dstl Ethics Fellow Mariarosaria Taddeo
13 May 2020
Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo has been appointed as Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Ethics Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute.
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Report finds gig workers are among the most vulnerable groups in South Africa’s Covid-19 crisis
13 May 2020
A research report released today shows that those working in South Africa’s gig economy are falling through the cracks of government and private sector responses to Covid-19.
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Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing 04-05-2020
5 May 2020
Given the evolving nature of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic—and public understanding of the crises—we provide a weekly briefing about the spread of coronavirus information across multiple social media platforms.
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Wikipedia traffic and darknet drug market data can help shed light on the opioid epidemic
28 April 2020
Wikipedia traffic and darknet drug market data can help shed light on the opioid epidemic
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Legal expert takes up fellowship at Oxford Internet Institute
28 April 2020
Legal expert takes up fellowship at Oxford Internet Institute
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Floridi to join Ethics Advisory Board for NHSx COVID-19 app
27 April 2020
Professor Luciano Floridi has been appointed to the NHSx Ethics Advisory Board to provide independent advice and recommendations for a contact tracing app to control the spread and minimise the effects of COVID-19.
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New report finds gig economy companies must do more to protect workers during COVID-19
27 April 2020
A new report has shone a light on the plight of some 50 million gig economy workers across the world since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing 20-04-2020
21 April 2020
The first in a new series of briefings from OII's Computational Propaganda team on misinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic.
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YouTube proving a popular source of reliable information on COVID-19, but public health agencies could make greater use of channel
17 April 2020
A new memo from the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, has found very limited amounts of “junk” or conspiratorial health content among the most popular searches for COVID-19 content on YouTube.
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Oxford academic joins distinguished North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) expert group
14 April 2020
Oxford academic joins distinguished North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) expert group
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State-backed media in Russia, China, Iran and Turkey successful in sharing misleading stories on COVID-19
9 April 2020
A new memo from the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, has lifted the lid on the actions of English language state-backed media in Russia, China, Iran and Turkey during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Majority of Brits underestimate use of artificial intelligence in their everyday lives but recognise wider benefits for society
25 March 2020
Research from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, reveals that less than half of Brits have a good understanding of AI and how it’s already being used in daily life.
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Civil society leaders struggled to curb tide of disinformation during 2019 Tunisian elections and demand greater transparency from social media platforms
23 March 2020
New analysis shows civil society groups and digital rights activists faced several obstacles to observe social media during the elections due to lack of available data
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Leading French academic joins Oxford Internet Institute as a Visiting Policy Fellow
9 March 2020
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, has appointed Professor Hind Benbya of Montpellier Business School as a Visiting Policy Fellow.
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Top diplomat takes up fellowship at Oxford Internet Institute
5 March 2020
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) has appointed Sir Julian King, European Commissioner for Security Union until the UK’s departure from the EU, as a Visiting Policy Fellow.
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Mohamed Amersi joins Oxford Internet Institute Advisory Board
21 February 2020
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) has appointed Mohamed Amersi, Founder & CEO of Emergent Telecom Ventures, as a member of its Advisory Board.
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New research to explore governance of emerging technologies
16 December 2019
The Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford, is undertaking a new research programme exploring the Governance of Emerging Technologies (GET).
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Oxford experts launch new online tool to help fight disinformation
10 December 2019
Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, have launched ‘The ComProp Navigator’, a new online resource guide which aims to help civil society groups better understand and respond to the problem of disinformation.
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Junk news declines on Twitter, but Facebook users still respond to disinformation
9 December 2019
Less than two percent of news sources shared on Twitter ahead of the 2019 UK General Election defined as ‘junk news’, says new analysis from Oxford researchers.