Press Coverage

Elon Musk claims Twitter’s ban on Donald Trump amplified Trump’s voice among the right. That’s not quite true.

Business Insider, 15 May 2022

Elon Musk wants to put Donald Trump back on Twitter. What are the implications if he does?

‘Bleed Us Dry’: Why Tech Platforms Are Facing Rebellions

International Business Times, 24 April 2022

When Jak found online marketplace Etsy, it seemed like the perfect match: a tech platform for small traders to sell handmade items that promised to be a creative outlet and bring tidy profits.

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Online labour: Can we all just move to Tahiti?

The Sound of Economics, 23 March 2022

The internet is changing the way we work. In this podcast, experts discuss the utilisation of online work across countries and occupations, what it means for the society, and how policymakers should better regulate it.

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For Russian diplomats, disinformation is part of the job

The Washington Post, 19 April 2022

As governments and social media companies have moved to suppress Russia’s state media and the disinformation it spreads about the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s diplomats are stepping up to do the dirty work.

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Global food prices; Cakeage; Social Internet Tarrifs

BBC Radio 4, 01 January 1970

VOICE NOTES Seven billion WhatsApp voice notes are sent every day but are they an effective means of communication? Cristina Criddle, tech reporter for the FT and Bernie Hogan, senior research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, discuss.

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AI researcher says police tech suppliers are hostile to transparency

Computer Weekly, 12 April 2022

Expert witness in Lords police tech inquiry welcomes committee’s findings but questions whether its recommendations on how to end the ‘Wild West’ of police artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies in the UK would be implemented.

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It Took Us Less Than 24 Hours to Order an Endangered Tiger on Facebook

Vice, 07 April 2022

Bears, pangolins, leopard cats: It’s shockingly easy to buy some of the most endangered species globally on the world's largest social media platform.

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The UK’s Online Safety Bill: more revisions needed to ensure legislation tackles harms on the web

Global Government Forum, 05 April 2022

The UK’s Online Safety Bill aims to introduce law and order to the Digital Wild West and was recently introduced to the House of Commons. Anna George, a PhD student at the University of Oxford, reflects on the impact of the legislation.

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Why social media and screen time can be bad for children, but rarely as bad as parents fear

The Independent online, 30 March 2022

The link between screen time and mental health is not as clear as we think.

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RT America, You Were Very Weird and Bad

The Atlantic, 28 March 2022

The Russia-funded news network staffed by American journalists shut down this month. What was it even trying to do?

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NatWest small business bank Mettle gains fivefold increase in customers

FT, 28 March 2022

Chief executive Andrew Ellis credits “passion economy” for surging demand

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The age your child is most vulnerable to social media REVEALED

The Daily Mail, 28 March 2022

Major study reveals boys are most likely to be negatively affected between the ages of 14 and 15 – but girls are susceptible as young as 11.

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