Impact
Professor Howard has produced some high-impact research over the years. Its research and work feature in different newspapers and magazines. This section includes interviews, speeches, articles and op-eds.
To Quash Disinformation, Researchers Must Work With Journalists
Exposing and fighting the problem requires drawing from reporters’ resources and reach.
Conspiracy theorists, far-right extremists around the world seize on the pandemic
Civil rights advocates have warned for months that the coronavirus could aid recruiting for the most[...]
Social media need a radical rebuild
Social media doesn’t have to bring us only junk news and misinformation about coronavirus.
Fighting the coronavirus infodemic
An "infodemic" of misinformation and disinformation has helped cripple the response to the novel coronavirus.
AI can battle coronavirus, but privacy shouldn’t be a casualty
South Korea has successfully slowed down the spread of coronavirus. Alongside widespread quarantine measures and testing,[...]
‘Lie Machines’: How Governments Are Using Tech to Spread Misinformation About Covid-19
Philip N. Howard, director of the Oxford Internet Institute, explains how bots, trolls, and junk news[...]
Formal meeting (oral evidence session): Online Harms and Disinformation
Formal hearing at the UK Parliament on misinformation.
BBC World Service Interview
I was interviewed by the BBC World Service for their Global News Podcast, Report says millions of[...]
Read moreSenate Testimony
I was in Washington this week providing testimony for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The[...]
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S. HRG. 115–397 Open Hearing on Foreign Influence Operations’ Use of Social Media Platforms (Third Party Expert Witness)
Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, 115th Congress, Second Session[...]
Our Data, Ourselves
Concentrated in a few hands, big data is a threat to democracy. Social media companies and[...]
Read more Impact of digital technologies on UK foreign policy – former ambassador and academics to give evidence to Lords International Relations Committee
Formal hearing at the House of Lords International Relations Committee.
Podcast: Talking Politics
John Naughton talks to Philip Howard of the Oxford Internet Institute about whether the digital revolution[...]
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