“This year’s results unfortunately show a decrease in companies’ notice-and-action results: the number of notifications reviewed by the companies within 24 hours dropped as compared to the last two monitoring
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The effect of content moderation on online and offline hate (VoxEU CEPR)The effect of content moderation on online and offline hate (VoxEU CEPR)
“Elon Musk’s 2022 acquisition of Twitter has reignited discussions about which content, if any, social media platforms should moderate. Empirical evidence on this question, however, is scarce. This column studies
Hate speech regulation on social media: An intractable contemporary challenge (Research Outreach)Hate speech regulation on social media: An intractable contemporary challenge (Research Outreach)
“Catherine O’Regan and Stefan Theil of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford investigate initiatives to regulate hate speech online. They
Using science and AI to track patterns of digital hate (Telekom)Using science and AI to track patterns of digital hate (Telekom)
“How can data help against hate and disinformation on the net? And why is it important to join forces with civil society organizations? We talked about this with Hanna Gleiß,
Defining and identifying hate motives: bias indicators for the Australian context (CRIS)Defining and identifying hate motives: bias indicators for the Australian context (CRIS)
“This report is structured in two parts: in Part 1, we introduce and discuss the concept of bias indicators, including their uses, benefits, and risks. In Part 2, we present
Counter-terror strategy to be updated to tackle online hate (PublicTechnology)Counter-terror strategy to be updated to tackle online hate (PublicTechnology)
“The UK’s long-standing counter-terrorism strategy is to be reviewed and updated to better tackle threats arising from ‘hateful online ideologies’, ministers and police chiefs have announced. The strategy – known
5 things to know about our report on online public discourse in the MENA region (Democracy Reporting International)5 things to know about our report on online public discourse in the MENA region (Democracy Reporting International)
“Through social media monitoring and focusing on key political events in Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Sudan, Democracy Reporting International (DRI) with its local partners examines trends of disinformation and hate
The psychology of hate: Moral concerns differentiate hate from dislike (European Journal of Social Psychology)The psychology of hate: Moral concerns differentiate hate from dislike (European Journal of Social Psychology)
“We investigated whether any differences in the psychological conceptualization of hate and dislike were simply a matter of degree of negativity (i.e., hate falls on the end of the continuum
Detecting twitter hate speech in COVID-19 era using machine learning and ensemble learning techniques (International Journal of Information Management Data Insights)Detecting twitter hate speech in COVID-19 era using machine learning and ensemble learning techniques (International Journal of Information Management Data Insights)
“The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every nation, and social isolation is the major protective method for the coronavirus. People express themselves via Facebook and Twitter. People disseminate disinformation and hate
Free speech or Free Hate Speech? Analyzing the Proliferation of Hate Speech in Parler (ACL Anothology)Free speech or Free Hate Speech? Analyzing the Proliferation of Hate Speech in Parler (ACL Anothology)
“Social platforms such as Gab and Parler, branded as ‘free-speech’ networks, have seen a significant growth of their user base in recent years. This popularity is mainly attributed to the
A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy (nature human behaviour)A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy (nature human behaviour)
“We conducted a systematic review of causal and correlational evidence (N = 496 articles) on the link between digital media use and different political variables. Some associations, such as increasing political participation
Liberty and Hate Speech: Need to Legislate on Grey Areas (NewsClick)Liberty and Hate Speech: Need to Legislate on Grey Areas (NewsClick)
“Under the garb of curbing hate speech, countries have clamped down on media ecosystems. Laws with nefarious designs demonstrate the severe consequences of hasty media laws.” https://www.newsclick.in/Liberty-Hate-Speech-Need-Legislate-Grey-Areas