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Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion – report

Our case study series on computational propaganda worldwide was featured in the Guardian...

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Topics Computational Propaganda Social Media

Speaking

Is Social Media Killing Democracy? Computational Propaganda, Algorithms, Automation and Public Life

The Oxford Internet Institute presents Professor Philip Howard’s Inaugural Lecture. The design and implementation of social[...]

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Topics Social Media

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How social media filter bubbles and algorithms influence the election

Our research and insight was featured extensively in a Guardian article about the 2017 UK General Election....

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Topics Social Media

Op ed

Facebook could tell us how Russia interfered in our elections. Why won’t it?

This month, one of the most important intelligence documents about Russian interference in the U.S. election[...]

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Topics Elections Social Media

Speaking

Ten things you wish you didn’t know about elections (and what to do about them)

In this talk, Prof Phil Howard explains how we are targeted and manipulated by social media[...]

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Topics Elections

Op ed

Commentary: Facebook and Twitter’s real sin goes beyond spreading fake news

Social media companies are taking heat for influencing the outcomes of the U.S. presidential election and[...]

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Topics Social Media

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Automated Pro-Trump Bots Overwhelmed Pro-Clinton Messages, Researchers Say

Our research was featured in this New York Times article on the U.S. Election and bots....

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Topics Computational Propaganda Social Media

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Cracking the stealth political influence of bots

Among the millions of real people tweeting about the presidential race, there are also a lot[...]

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Topics Computational Propaganda Governance Social Media

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One in four debate tweets comes from a bot. Here’s how to spot them.

Our research was featured in the Washington Post online...

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Topics Computational Social Science Governance

Interview

Bot Tweets Influencing U.S. Election

Contributed to this CBC National news story on bots and the election....

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Topics Elections Social Media

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A third of pro-Trump tweets are generated by bots

Our research was featured in a piece on the CNN Money site....

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Topics Computational Propaganda

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Donald Trump Twitter Bot Announces Candidacy For President

Donald Trump’s use of fourth grade-level language may be a powerful rhetorical tool, but his linguistic austerity has[...]

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Topics Elections Governance Social Media

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Donald Trump support during presidential debate was inflated by bots, professor says

Our research was featured in the Independent....

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Topics Computational Propaganda Social Media

Interview

NETZ­PO­LI­TIK Digitale Dreckschleudern

Our research was featured in Spiegel Online....

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Topics Elections

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Pro-Clinton bots ‘fought back but outnumbered in second debate’

Helped with a BBC story on the battles between candidate bots....

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Topics Computational Propaganda Elections

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