Diyi Liu

Diyi Liu is a DPhil candidate in Information, Communication, and the Social Sciences at the University of Oxford’s Oxford Internet Institute (OII). Her research focuses on platform governance, particularly examining algorithmic content moderation and the legitimacy of speech governance in South and Southeast Asia. She holds multiple visiting and research fellow roles, including at the National University of Singapore, Weizenbaum Institute, CSIS Jakarta, and Tech Global Institute. Her work bridges policy, technology, and societal impacts, with publications in journals like Policy & Internet and New Media & Society.

Education: Diyi earned her BA and MA in International Journalism and Communication in China before pursuing her DPhil, funded by the prestigious Clarendon Scholarship. Her academic trajectory emphasizes interdisciplinary research, combining communication theory with computational methods.

Research Interests: Platform governance, human-centred computing, communication law and policy, political communication, and computational methods. Her work often addresses ethical challenges in digital platforms and the intersection of policy with user experiences.

Publications: Recent articles explore global hate speech datasets, decentralized social media governance (e.g., Mastodon), and health misinformation dynamics. Her research emphasizes actionable insights for policymakers and platform administrators.

Awards: Recipient of the Clarendon Scholarship, supporting her doctoral studies. Her contributions to UNESCO’s pilot research on Thailand’s digital governance further highlight her engagement with multistakeholder initiatives.

Professional Activities: Engaged with initiatives like the UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators and the Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms. She actively communicates research through media outlets like The Diplomat and collaborates across institutions in Asia, Europe, and beyond.