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Samuel Woolley is a researcher and writer specializing in the study of computational propaganda, political communication, and emerging technologies. He has directed research projects at the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on the intersection of technology, politics, and society.
Known for: The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth
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The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth
In The Reality Game, Samuel Woolley explores how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and social media are reshaping truth and trust in the digital age. Drawing on extensive research into computational propaganda and information warfare, Woolley examines how these tools are used to manipulate public opinion and what can be done to safeguard democracy in an era of deepfakes and disinformation.
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Historical Context
Before the internet revolution, propaganda was already a well-practiced art. Governments used radio, print, and television to shape narratives during war and peace. What is new about our era is not propaganda itself, but its automation, personalization, and relentless speed. In the early twentieth c...
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Rise of Computational Propaganda
When social media ascended, it was heralded as the great democratizer of information. We believed that by giving everyone a voice, truth would flourish through transparency. Instead, it created a fertile ground for manipulation. Computational propaganda, the use of algorithms and automation to sprea...
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About Samuel Woolley
Samuel Woolley is a researcher and writer specializing in the study of computational propaganda, political communication, and emerging technologies. He has directed research projects at the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on the intersection of technology, p...
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Samuel Woolley is a researcher and writer specializing in the study of computational propaganda, political communication, and emerging technologies. He has directed research projects at the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on the intersection of technology, p...
Samuel Woolley is a researcher and writer specializing in the study of computational propaganda, political communication, and emerging technologies. He has directed research projects at the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Texas at Austin, focusing on the intersection of technology, politics, and society.
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