The episode discusses what needs to be done to create digital societies that are safer and more equitable. Visitors examine how social media may address unconscious prejudices and stand up to hate speech and false information. We learn about the role AI may play in affecting these dynamics, as well as the role policymakers should play in combating disinformation and fake news on social media platforms. Are we merely bandaging a far more serious problem? How much of this societal division already exists? https://odi.org/en/insights/think-change-episode-57-is-social-medias-hate-problem-beyond-repair Share this: Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Video… Data Science in the News: Hate Speech (Australian Data Science Network) Detecting Hate Speech in Amharic Using Multimodal Analysis of Social Media Memes (ACL Anthology)