Delighted to share with you today news of the publication of an excellent new collection on propaganda. The SAGE Handbook of Propaganda Edited by: Paul Baines – University of Leicester Nicholas O’Shaughnessy – Queen Mary University of London Nancy Snow – Kyoto University of Foreign Studies It contains a chapter from me on Cambridge Analytica’s role in Brexit: ‘LeaveEU: Dark… Read more →
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28th September 2019 – New book ‘Propaganda Machine’ – Pre-order now!
Propaganda Machine: Inside Cambridge Analytica and the Digital Influence Industry by Emma L. Briant An explosive look at Cambridge Analytica, the weaponization of our everyday online activities, and the grave threat to democracy posed by an industry that is still largely unaccountable for its crimes. The internet was meant to facilitate communication and strengthen democracy worldwide. However, as… Read more →
21st July 2019 – Bard College & INET Fellowship
Delighted to be able to announce that I am soon starting as the new Research Associate on the Human Rights Program at Bard College, funded by a fellowship from the Institute for New Economic Thinking. I am very excited about the appointment and looking forward to meeting more of my new colleagues very soon and my new students in the… Read more →
29th March 2019 – Talks at UVA, Columbia, U of Illinois in Chicago and Bard College!
It has been a busy month! I am absolutely honoured to have been invited to give several talks in the US about my developing research and future book. It was quite a privilege to be invited this month to speak at UVA as the ‘Cyber Innovation & Society Distinguished Speaker‘, then I gave talks at the prestigious Columbia Journalism School… Read more →
24th February 2019 – My Talk at European Parliament
So enjoyed participating in the panel on Facebook and Strengthening Democracy in a Digital age on 21st February with Prof David Carroll, Claude Moraes MEP, Commissioner King, Tom Scott & Molly Scott Cato MEP – really lovely to see Julie Ward MEP there too! Much gratitude to them for including me in such an important conversation. The event followed closely… Read more →
24th February 2019 – Reaction to the DCMS Final Report
Here are my very quick reactions to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Final Report on Disinformation and ‘Fake News’ published last week. What is revealed/my reaction: Both this report, my own research cited in it and recent journalism evidences that Facebook’s monopoly and monetization of non-consensual mass data harvesting together with bullying tactics and ability to court the… Read more →
16th February 2019 – Invited talks at GWU and Columbia
Very much enjoyed my recent talk at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs about my new project ‘Propaganda Machine: The Hidden Story of Cambridge Analytica and the Digital Influence Industry ‘. Thank you to all who attended and asked such great questions! If you missed it I am delighted to say that I will be speaking at Columbia… Read more →
4th February 2019 – upcoming talk @ European Parliament/ICO rule on LeaveEU
This week the ICO issued fines of £120,000 to LeaveEU and announced it would be auditing Arron Banks’ companies – I am delighted and very proud to have played a major role in this with my evidence in 2018. Read more about the latest news here. Also I am very honoured to have been invited to speak at the European… Read more →
23rd January 2019 – Upcoming talk at American University
My upcoming talk on Friday January 25 2019: “Propaganda Machine -The Hidden Story of Cambridge Analytica and the Digital Influence Industry” At: Internet Governance Lab, Roundtable Speaker Series 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, McKinley Conference Room 102 American University https://www.american.edu/calendar/?id=8165785 Read more →