"Predictive Policing in the Ag…–Philosophically Speaking – Apple Podcasts Podcast Episode · Philosophically Speaking · 18 February · 37min

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Renée Jørgensen (Michigan) joins Philosophically Speaking to explore the ethics of using big data to allocate police attention, and why doing so is morally questionable.

“Discrimination and Privilege” with Cécile Laborde Podcast Episode · Philosophically Speaking · 11 February · 33min

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Cécile Laborde (Oxford) joins Philosophically Speaking to ask who should be protected by discrimination law, and whether the socially advantaged can be victims of wrongful discrimination.

New Model Ranks Misinformation by Harm Potential in Health Content | Alex Ruani, Chief Science Educator, UCL Doctoral Researcher posted on the topic | LinkedIn NEW STUDY‼️Not all misinformation is equal: new UCL model ranks it by HARM 🚑 Yes, we developed a graded risk model to quantify misleadingness and harmfulness in online health and diet content (!) Mil...

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Development and validation of a tool for detecting misinformation risk in diet, nutrition, and health content (Diet-MisRAT) - Scientific Reports Misinformation in diet and nutrition is recognised as a major public health threat, with the potential to misguide dietary choices and contribute to preventable harm. To address this, we developed a M...

New publication! 📣

Digital Speech Lab's Doctoral Research Affiliate Alex Ruani has produced a widely discussed new study introducing a tool to assess the harm of nutrition misinformation - not just whether it’s true or false.

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“Don’t Ask That!” with Sam Berstler Podcast Episode · Philosophically Speaking · 4 February · 42m

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Dr Sam Berstler (MIT) joins Philosophically Speaking to explore how merely asking questions can sometimes be morally wrong, violating our rights to privacy.

Later this week: Jeff Howard will join a debate at the Oxford Union on the proposition “This House Would End Private Ownership of Social Media Platforms."

Find out more at: oxford-union.org

Damned Lies A popular saying distinguishes lies from damned lies: this paper asks about the difference. It does so as a way of considering the variety of lies told by former President Trump and the variety of way...

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Prof Jeremy Waldron (NYU) joins Philosophically Speaking to discuss what’s so bad about lying - and why certain lies are distinctively destructive to our political life.

UCL Digital Speech Lab launches new podcast: Philosophically Speaking UCL has launched a new podcast, Philosophically Speaking: a show presenting the best new scholarship and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers.

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🎙️The Digital Speech Lab's new podcast Philosophically Speaking takes listeners through some moral and political dilemmas shaping public life today.

Co-hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan speak with leading philosophers about their work - and what it means for the ethical challenges of our time.

We’re pleased to share a new contribution to the Philosophical Glossary of AI 📘

Digital Speech Lab's Prof Jeff Howard has co-authored an entry on content moderation, alongside Dr Sarah Fisher.

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Presenting the best new scholarship in political and social philosophy, featuring lively conversations with leading thinkers. Join hosts Jeffrey Howard and Emily McTernan, exploring the thorniest ethical questions of our time.
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@uclspeechlab.bsky.social. How should social media platforms regulate AI-Generated Content? (Spoiler: it's not by allowing people to use AI to create non-consensual sexualised images.) www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...

🌐Our Digital Civics Initiative delivers interactive workshops in schools and provides digital literacy training to support responsible, informed online participation - all to help young people navigate their engagement with content online 📱

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The Digital Civics team have been busy this week delivering sessions in three schools across London on disagreeing well and tackling mis and disinformation.📚💬

A great week of activity - more on this work to come.

Britain’s controversial experiment in regulating the internet The effects of a new law have been less dramatic than critics warned

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🚨 New from The Economist
Britain’s controversial experiment in regulating the internet:

Our Director, Professor Jeff Howard, is quoted - noting that identity/age checks for adult-content sites can be a proportionate and reasonable step for online safety. 🔐📱

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#DigitalLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #CurriculumReview #EducationUK

🧠💻 The recent Curriculum Review highlights the need to strengthen digital and media literacy in schools - including tackling mis/disinformation and understanding the impact of AI.

Our Digital Civics team is already leading the way through hands-on workshops with schools. 📚✨

She holds an MA in International Security from the University of Leicester and professional qualifications in Leadership, and Data Science. 🎓

💡 Prior to this role, Emma worked as a research assistant at Nottingham Trent University, and works in a consultant capacity on the undergraduate International Relations module at the Open University.

Emma has published with The Conversation UK and the International Journal of Social Media and Online Communities and The Journal of Information Technology and Politics. She has a PhD in Politics and International Studies. 📚

📊 She is particularly interested in developing innovative methodologies for exploring viral spread, and has experience in working with X, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit.

Meet the Team! 🌟

Emma Connolly is a Fellow with the Digital Speech Lab, leading its new initiative in digital civic education. Her academic work focuses on the viral movement patterns of narratives on social media platforms. 📱

Her work highlights how language, culture, and platform design shape the way false information spreads.

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Why is tracking disinformation so difficult—and what can we do about it? - (Mis)Translating Deceit Emma Connolly explores why tracking mis and disnformation is challenging as it moves across platforms, and why it is vital its circulation is mitigated.

💡 Our Research Fellow Emma Connolly previously wrote for the (Mis)Translating Deceit project on why tracking disinformation is so difficult - and what we can do about it.

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At Digital Speech Lab, Emma’s work contributes to our broader focus on digital civics - helping people understand how false information spreads online and how digital platforms shape public trust.

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