Florence Enock

New paper with Harriet Over @YorkPsych @UniOfYork out now in Royal Society Open Science @RSocPublishing examining the function of dehumanizing slurs in propaganda and hate speech. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.109…

How do people protect themselves against online #misinformation? Attitudes, experiences and uptake of interventions amongst the UK adult population Find out more: spkl.io/6015f6LJb @jonmbright @FlorenceEnock

The internet exposes women & girls to disproportionate levels of harm. ¾ women aren’t comfortable expressing political opinions online—impacting public #election discourse. 📺Turing researcher @FlorenceEnock speaks to gendered #OnlineHarms bit.ly/3yRBsDC #AIUK

Very excited to share my first publication out now at @RSocPublishing! This paper with Harriet Over @YorkPsychology and @FlorenceEnock suggests that trait desirability. rather than trait-based dehumanization, predicts punishment decisions. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…

Glad to see our work covered in a few outlets recently including the @Independent. More results in the full report, including an analysis of links between fears and behaviours. independent.co.uk/news/uk/three-…

Perhaps to mitigate risk, women use safety tools like applying extra privacy settings more than men. Women are also less comfortable sharing their opinions and challenging content - just 23% of women are comfortable expressing political views online compared to 40% of men.

We find that men and women may be targeted by different types of online harms. Men report being sent hate speech, misinformation and physical threats more than women, while women are more at risk of being targeted by online misogyny, cyberstalking and cyberflashing.

We use a nationally representative survey of 2000 UK adults to examine gender differences in exposure to various online harms, fears surrounding being targeted, psychological impacts of online experiences, use of safety tools, and comfort with online participation.

New preprint out from the @turinginst @TuringPubPol Online Safety Team - Women are less comfortable expressing opinions online than men and report heightened fears for safety: Surveying gender differences in experiences of online harms - arxiv.org/abs/2403.19037

.@FlorenceEnock of our Online Safety team discusses new research on gender differences in experiences and concerns of online harms, including that 3/4 women are not comfortable expressing political opinions online. #AIUK Find out more: turing.ac.uk/news/publicati…

@QEIICentre @wooldridgemike @mhairi_aitken @holistic_ai @askoshiyama @marksandspencer @dstlmod ❓Who is most impacted by online harms like #bullying & #stalking? Join Turing online safety researcher @FlorenceEnock to delve into the findings of a nation survey - and its nuance & implications for #WomenAndGirls across the UK. #AIUK #WomenInTech #WomenInSTEM

🎉 Announcing the 1st wave of speakers & stage sessions at #AIUK 2024! 3 stages, 2 days, 1 incredible national #DataScience & AI showcase – packed with panels, talks, workshops, networking & interactive #AI demos 🧵⬇️ 📅 19-20 Mar 📍 @QEIICentre 🎫 bit.ly/48Pu8pB

New pre-print: survey results showing already widespread use of generative AI amongst public sector professionals arxiv.org/abs/2401.01291 w/ @FlorenceEnock @SabaEsnaashari John Francis @HashemYoumna @Deborah__Morgan

This position would suit someone with a background in quantitative social science, particularly with experience in surveys, experiments and quantitative analysis. Happy to answer any questions - feel free to reach out! More about our work here - turing.ac.uk/research/resea…

Opportunity for a research associate to come and work with us in online safety @turinginst! The role will focus on conducting behavioural studies to understand online experiences and to test novel interventions for enhancing people's safety online. cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/turing/jobs/re…

An excellent piece by @sophiasgaler on links between dehumanizing language and intergroup violence. Very pleased to have been able to contribute by discussing some of mine and Harriet Over’s @YorkPsychology work on the topic. bbc.com/future/article…

@sophiasgaler Hi Sophia, thanks for reaching out and happy to chat - feel free to send me a DM or an email (fenock@turing.ac.uk) :)

@FlorenceEnock hi Florence! Would love to speak to you for a BBC story I’m working on - let me know if we can DM

📢'Attitudes to AI' is our new microsite with @turinginst, showcasing the findings of our public attitudes survey and report 'How do people feel about AI?' It highlights key findings and responses around benefits, concerns and #AI regulation. attitudestoai.uk