Bill Dutton
@whdutton.bsky.social
Oxford Martin Fellow at the Global Centre for Cybersecurity Research and Director of the Portulans Institute, Washington DC. Author of The Fifth Estate: The Power Shift of the Digital Age.
Tom Snyder on the historical roots of antifa: snyder.substack.com/p/when-anti-...
When Anti-antifa means Pro-Nazi (video)
Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable"
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October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tom Snyder on the historical roots of antifa: snyder.substack.com/p/when-anti-...
I have a new project on a critical study of democratic innovations. Hope you can follow our work and let me know your thoughts: billdutton.me/2025/07/28/d...
Democratic Innovations: A New Research Project
I am happy to report that we have support for a wonderful new research project with the Portulans Institute focused on democratic innovations. It will be anchored by two complementary components. T…
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July 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have a new project on a critical study of democratic innovations. Hope you can follow our work and let me know your thoughts: billdutton.me/2025/07/28/d...
The latest papers published by Information & Culture are now live on the I&C website. The journal has become part of the Project MUSE S2O (Subscribe to Open) initiative, all papers/reviews in Vol 60 are free to all. Hope you can check it out. A direct link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54803
Project MUSE - Information & Culture-Volume 60, Number 1, 2025
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May 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The latest papers published by Information & Culture are now live on the I&C website. The journal has become part of the Project MUSE S2O (Subscribe to Open) initiative, all papers/reviews in Vol 60 are free to all. Hope you can check it out. A direct link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54803
Europeans are very seriously concerned about the risks of trying to use the far-right for your own political aims. He has a sense of humour but the tank has a clear message.
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Europeans are very seriously concerned about the risks of trying to use the far-right for your own political aims. He has a sense of humour but the tank has a clear message.
A perspective on public support in Ukraine for the media and institutions, including their President, V. Zelenskii: "THE WAR ON TRUST IN PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THE MEDIA OF UKRAINE”. You may view the abstract and download the report at: ssrn.com/abstract=520...
The War on Trust in Public Officials and the Media of Ukraine
This brief paper describes two crucial areas at risk in the Russia-Ukraine War. The first is trust and use of media and information sources. The second is trust
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April 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A perspective on public support in Ukraine for the media and institutions, including their President, V. Zelenskii: "THE WAR ON TRUST IN PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THE MEDIA OF UKRAINE”. You may view the abstract and download the report at: ssrn.com/abstract=520...
We have a short report entitled: ‘The War on Trust in Public Officials and the Media of Ukraine’, which has just been posted and is freely available online at: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The War on Trust in Public Officials and the Media of Ukraine
This brief paper describes two crucial areas at risk in the Russia-Ukraine War. The first is trust and use of media and information sources. The second is trust
papers.ssrn.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We have a short report entitled: ‘The War on Trust in Public Officials and the Media of Ukraine’, which has just been posted and is freely available online at: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
I agree with those observing that Trump’s Liberation Day mainly punishes the poor nations and poor within nations. He is the kind of capitalist who gives capitalism a bad reputation. #resist
April 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I agree with those observing that Trump’s Liberation Day mainly punishes the poor nations and poor within nations. He is the kind of capitalist who gives capitalism a bad reputation. #resist
Distributed Resistance
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Distributed Resistance
What can we do?
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April 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Distributed Resistance
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This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in education in computer science and the history of computing.
Any teachers - or aspiring teachers - out there with an interest in computing, history & entrepreneurship? This unique opportunity could be your next role...
#TeamCompSci #CSEd #HistTech #EduSky
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#TeamCompSci #CSEd #HistTech #EduSky
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Teacher of Computer Science and History of Computing Course Lead, Barnet - Tes Jobs
Mill Hill School, United Kingdom
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March 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in education in computer science and the history of computing.
My views on the Trump attack on the President of Ukraine: billdutton.me/2025/03/01/t...
Trump Holds the Cards but Lost His Marbles
As an American, I apologise to Ukraine. I am horrified by the US President and VP trying to bully the President of Ukraine. They invited him as their guest in the White House and Oval Office. They …
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March 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My views on the Trump attack on the President of Ukraine: billdutton.me/2025/03/01/t...
Wonderful opinion piece in the Guardian today 22 Feb 2025 by Jonathan Freedland, entitled 'Trump is the great showman and the weakest strongman'. I'm not sure about the showman, but agree that Trump is "the weakest strongman the world has ever seen."
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Wonderful opinion piece in the Guardian today 22 Feb 2025 by Jonathan Freedland, entitled 'Trump is the great showman and the weakest strongman'. I'm not sure about the showman, but agree that Trump is "the weakest strongman the world has ever seen."
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Hear from @oii.ox.ac.uk Director Vicki Nash sharing her views about what she believes is "too good to be true" about life online in our final video for #SaferInternetDay. She discusses the unintended consequences of banning social media and why a more nuanced approach is needed.
February 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hear from @oii.ox.ac.uk Director Vicki Nash sharing her views about what she believes is "too good to be true" about life online in our final video for #SaferInternetDay. She discusses the unintended consequences of banning social media and why a more nuanced approach is needed.
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New commentary! "What we need to understand is exactly which kind of contents are more likely to make it difficult for young people to put their phone down and to control their behaviour." @karenlauram.bsky.social @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk told @bbcnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/3WQmGG3
Doomscrolling: Is Gen Z addicted to short-form internet content
We are all guilty of scrolling through social media - so BBC South's Hannah Walsh wanted to find out why.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New commentary! "What we need to understand is exactly which kind of contents are more likely to make it difficult for young people to put their phone down and to control their behaviour." @karenlauram.bsky.social @mentalhealthoii.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk told @bbcnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/3WQmGG3
On top of the fires and floods, American politics seems to be at its worse. Unbelievably bad. The most recent article in Foreign Affairs is: The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown by Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way, February 11, 2025.
February 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On top of the fires and floods, American politics seems to be at its worse. Unbelievably bad. The most recent article in Foreign Affairs is: The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown by Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way, February 11, 2025.
Ukraine Will Win
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Ukraine Will Win
November 21, 2024
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January 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Ukraine Will Win
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I am the only person I know whose favourite Xmas movie/story is The Christmas Carol by Dickens
December 19, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I am the only person I know whose favourite Xmas movie/story is The Christmas Carol by Dickens
Textbook cases of Orwellian propaganda provided by the Kremlin: billdutton.me/2024/12/18/orwellian-shifts-in-propaganda/
Orwellian Shifts in Propaganda
Kremlin Speak in Syria Communication scholars who study propaganda most often try to understand how people are fooled by such information operations. They are so often patently false. But I find it…
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December 19, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Textbook cases of Orwellian propaganda provided by the Kremlin: billdutton.me/2024/12/18/orwellian-shifts-in-propaganda/
My colleagues and I have a preliminary report on our study of how people in Ukraine get access to trusted information: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Media Use and Attitudes in Ukraine: A Smart Nation
<p><span>This brief report summarises preliminary findings of a project entitled ‘Access to Information and Media Literacy about Politics: A Collaborative Study
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December 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
My colleagues and I have a preliminary report on our study of how people in Ukraine get access to trusted information: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....