David Sutcliffe

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• Disinformation by Design: How Media Manipulation Campaigns Are Constructed

  7 July 2020

  Authors: David Sutcliffe, Peaks Krafft, Joan Donovan

  Disinformation campaigns such as those perpetrated by far-right groups in the United States seek to erode democratic social institutions. While many studies have emphasized ...
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• Setting Mental Health Science Priorities for the COVID-19 Pandemic

  16 April 2020

  Authors: Andrew Przybylski, David Sutcliffe

  The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on all aspects of society, including on mental health—it’s already evident that the direct and indirect ...
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• Introducing Martin Dittus, Data Scientist and Darknet Researcher

  13 September 2017

  Authors: Martin Dittus, David Sutcliffe

  We’re sitting upstairs, hunched over a computer, and Martin is showing me the darknet. I guess I have as good an idea as most ...
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• Exploring the Darknet in Five Easy Questions

  12 September 2017

  Authors: Martin Dittus, David Sutcliffe

  Darknet marketplaces are typically set up to engage in the trading of illicit products and services, and are considered criminal in most jurisdictions. Image: ...
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• Internet Filtering: And Why It Doesn’t Really Help Protect Teens

  29 March 2017

  Authors: David Sutcliffe, Victoria Nash, Andrew Przybylski

  Young British teens (between 12-15 years) spend nearly 19 hours a week online, raising concerns for parents, educators, and politicians about the possible negative ...
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• Psychology is in Crisis: And Here’s How to Fix It

  23 March 2017

  Authors: Andrew Przybylski, Malte Elson, David Sutcliffe

  Concerns have been raised about the integrity of the empirical foundation of psychological science, such as low statistical power, publication bias (i.e. an aversion ...
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• Tackling Digital Inequality: Why We Have to Think Bigger

  15 March 2017

  Authors: Huw Davies, Rebecca Eynon

  Outcomes of the many schemes financed by the government to address digital inequalities are rarely uniformly positive or transformative for the people involved. Image: ...
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• Exploring the world of digital detoxing

  2 March 2017

  Authors: David Sutcliffe, Theodora Sutton

  The new (old) inbox. Camp Grounded tries to build up attendees’ confidence to be silly and playful, with their identities less tied to their ...
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• Estimating the Local Geographies of Digital Inequality in Britain: London and the South East Show Highest Internet Use — But Why?

  1 March 2017

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  Small area estimation techniques allow us to estimate Internet use in small geographies in Britain: the first attempt to estimate Internet use at any ...
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• “If you’re on Twitter then you’re asking for it” — responses to sexual harassment online and offline

  24 February 2017

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  Conversation between Laura Bates, Judy Wajcman (speaking) and Helen Margetts, at the Everyday Sexism Datahack, organised by the OII to encourage creative engagement with ...
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• Where Are Our Alumni Now? Reflecting on the Recent OII Careers Day

  2 February 2017

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  Employers recognize the value of a degree from the University of Oxford, and our graduates secure excellent positions in industry, government, NGOs, or go ...
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• Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: Fake News and Filter Bubbles

  27 January 2017

  Author: David Sutcliffe

    This is the second post in a series that will uncover great writing by faculty and students at the Oxford Internet Institute, things ...
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• Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: The US Election

  20 January 2017

  Author: David Sutcliffe

    This is the first post in a series that will uncover great writing by faculty and students at the Oxford Internet Institute, things ...
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• Is internet gaming as addictive as gambling? (no, suggests a new study)

  4 November 2016

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  New research by Andrew Przybylski (OII, Oxford University), Netta Weinstein (Cardiff University), and Kou Murayama (Reading University) published today in the American Journal of ...
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• Congratulations to Carl Öhman — winner of the 2016 OII MSc thesis prize

  19 October 2016

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  It is a great pleasure to announce that the 2016 MSc Thesis Prize has been awarded to Carl Öhman, for his thesis titled “The ...
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• What are the current “Grand Challenges” of Internet research?

  14 October 2016

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  One of the induction week activities for our incoming masters and doctoral students is a faculty-lead discussion on the “Grand Challenges” of Internet research ...
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• The Masters Policy Trip: Barcelona 2015

  20 July 2016

  Authors: Ilinca Barsan

  There are worse destinations than Barcelona for a (rather grown-up) class trip, and certainly worse conference venues than the World Trade Center Barcelona. Conveniently ...
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• Australian Internet

  12 December 2013

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  Robbie Fordyce is a doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne in the School of Culture and Communication. His research is funded by scholarships ...
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• Highlights from the OxIS 2011 Report launch

  20 October 2011

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  On Monday we launched the 2011 OxIS report: “Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain” (PDF, 3.1MB) at an event at the House of Commons. The ...
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• “Expanding the Connected Kingdom”: OII works with Google on policies for stimulating the UK Internet Economy

  18 November 2010

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  This is a guest post by Victoria Nash, OII Policy and Research Fellow. She discusses the topical issue of the UK’s Internet economy, an issue ...
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• Young people and the digital divide: data from the Oxford Internet Surveys

  15 November 2010

  Author: David Sutcliffe

  I have posted below the comments I prepared for a panel on ‘Young People and the Digital Divide‘, organized by Catch22 at the Liberal ...
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