Director, Associate Professor, and Senior Policy Fellow - Oxford Internet Institute
Bio
Vicki is the Director, Associate Professor, and Senior Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford. The OII is a research and teaching department which focuses on the societal implications of digital technologies and their use.
Drawing on her background as a political theorist, Vicki's research centers on the governance challenges of digital technologies, with a particular focus on online safety, content moderation, and platform regulation. Recent research has included an analysis of age verification policies as a tool for balancing the interests of children and adults online, and an examination of the data risks posed to children by connected toys and the Internet of Things.
Vicki holds several digital policy advisory roles, including membership of the UK Government’s multi-stakeholder UK Council on Internet Safety (UKCIS) Evidence Group, the World Economic Forum’s Digital Safety Coalition and President Emanuel Macron’s Tech Thinkers Initiative. She is frequently called on to give expert evidence in UK and EU policy consultations on broader issues such as platform governance and Internet regulation.