News & Updates

News, updates, and events from the Oxford Disinformation & Extremism Lab (OxDEL) team. Subscribe to the OxDEL newsletter for updates sent to your inbox as soon as they are published

Hedayah International Research Conference

OxDEL is proud to be a supporting partner of Hedayah's International Research Conference and Communications Expo (RCxEXPO24) in London. Learn more: https://hedayah.com/

AI, Disinformation, and Parliament Conference

Broderick McDonald will speak at the CPA Secretariat's Conference on AI, Disinformation, and Parliament on 4-6 Decemeber. Register below to join online or in-person at Richmond House

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Terrorism & Social Media Conference (TASM)

Three members of the OXDEL team (Kye Allen, Guy Fiennes, Broderick McDonald) will be presenting a workshop on Red Teaming AI Models for Online Harms at the 2024 Terrorism & Social Media Conference

OxGenAi Summit

OxDEL Co-Founder Broderick McDonald spoke about Generative AI, Disinformation, and Extremism at the Oxford GenAI Summit on October 21-22 2023. Watch the full panel presentation below on YouTube

VOX-Pol Workshop on Borderline Content

OxDEL co-founder Broderick McDonald will present at the VOX-Pol's Borderline Online Content Workshop (Lawful but Awful: Borderline Content & Human Rights). Register here

Oxford Disinformation & Extremism Lab Launch

The Oxford Disinformation and Extremsim Lab (OxDEL) launched! Please reach out to our committee (Kye Allen, Broderick McDonald, Leon Klingborg, Ana Diamond, Guy Fiennes, Juhi Kore to get involved. Subscribe to the

Events

Sat, Dec 07
Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence – “The Manosphere: Gender Identity and Online Hate’”
Webinar
Details
Dec 07, 2024, 3:00 PM – 3:05 PM EST
Webinar
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-the-manosphere-gender-identity-and-online-hate-680955515277
Sat, Nov 16
Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence – “How to Engage Dialogue with Someone Who Adheres to Co
Webinar
Details
Nov 16, 2024, 3:00 PM EST – Nov 17, 2024, 3:00 PM EST
Webinar
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-engaging-dialogue-with-someone-who-adheres-to-conspiracy-theories-680950640697?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Tue, Oct 29
Hedayah International Research Conference
London
Details
Oct 29, 2024, 7:00 PM – Oct 30, 2024, 11:00 PM
London, London, UK
OxDEL is proud to be an Strategic Partner for Hedayah's International Research Conference and Communications Expo (RCxEXPO24) in London, UK
Sat, Oct 19
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) – “Countering Extremist Threats in the UK: An Address by Robin Simcox”
Webinar
Details
Oct 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM GMT+1
Webinar
https://my.rusi.org/events/online-countering-extremist-threats-in-the-uk-an-address-by-robin-simcox.html
Sat, Oct 05
Ontario Tech University Centre on Hate, Bias, and Extremism – “Fuelling Extractive Populism in Canada: Social Media"
Webinar
Details
Oct 05, 2024, 6:30 PM – Oct 06, 2024, 8:00 PM
Webinar
Register: https://socialscienceandhumanities.ontariotechu.ca/centre-on-hate-bias-and-extremism/events/fuelling-extractive-populism-in-canada-social-media-subsidized-publics-petro-nationalism.php
Thu, Dec 14
Oxford Generative AI Summit
Oxford
Details
Dec 14, 2023, 7:00 PM – Dec 15, 2023, 7:00 PM
Oxford, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
Oxford Generative Artificial Intelligence Summit A multi-stakeholder expert convening hosted at Jesus College, University of Oxford to dive deep into the use cases, implications, and future of generative AI & society Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub University of Oxford
Tue, Dec 12
Terrorism & Social Media Conference 2024
United Kingdom
Details
Dec 12, 2023, 7:00 PM – Dec 13, 2023, 7:00 PM
United Kingdom, University of Swansea
The Terrorism and Social Media Conference is one of the most important Trust & Safety events of the year, bringing together academics, start-ups, policymakers, and industry practitioners working to counter online extremism and disinformation (Cyber Threats Research Centre)
Mon, Dec 04
AI, Disinformation, and Parliament Conference
London
Details
Dec 04, 2023, 8:00 AM – Dec 06, 2023, 8:00 AM
London, Whitehall, London SW1, UK
AI, Disinformation, and Parliament Conference Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CPA Secretariat Richmond House Houses of Parliament London, United Kingdom
Sat, Oct 21
Oxford Generative AI Summit
Oxford
Details
Oct 21, 2023, 8:00 AM – Oct 22, 2023, 8:00 AM
Oxford, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
Oxford Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Summit 21-22 October 2023 Our co-founder, Broderick McDonald, spoke on an AI, Disinformation, and Extremism panel at the OxGenAI Summit in October. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spkyFDcCQ0Q
Thu, Sep 28
Tech Against Terrorism – “Paris Launch Conference – Tech Against Terrorism Europe TATE”
Paris
Details
Sep 28, 2023, 8:00 AM GMT+2 – Sep 29, 2023, 8:00 AM GMT+2
Paris, Paris, France
Register: https://www.techagainstterrorism.org/event/paris-launch-conference-tech-against-terrorism-europe-tate/