Algorithms An In-depth Analysis of Implicit and Subtle Hate Speech Messages (ACL Anthology) 28 July 2023 In this paper, we first provide an in-depth and systematic analysis of 7 standard benchmarks for HS detection, relying on…
Algorithms Multi-Modal Discussion Transformer: Integrating Text, Images and Graph Transformers to Detect Hate Speech on Social Media (arXiv) 28 July 2023 We present the Multi-Modal Discussion Transformer (mDT), a novel multi-modal graph-based transformer model for detecting hate speech in online social…
Algorithms Policies Rule By Example: Harnessing Logical Rules for Explainable Hate Speech Detection (arXiv) 28 July 2023 In this paper, we present Rule By Example (RBE): a novel exemplar-based contrastive learning approach for learning from logical rules…
Algorithms Policies Consensus on community guidelines: an experimental study on the legitimacy of content removal in social media (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) 28 July 2023 Our experimental data reveals that the degree of consensus on the need to remove content is quite high, regardless of…
Legal Policies Society Digital hate speech and othering: The construction of hate speech from Malaysian perspectives (Cogent Arts & Humanities) 28 July 2023 … the challenge of protecting against discrimination, dehumanisation, and incitement to violence while preserving individual freedom of expression seems to…
Society Online games struggle to rein in hateful usernames, report finds (NBC News) 28 July 2023 “The report from the Anti-Defamation League found usernames with racist and anti-LGBTQ+ language, an indication of shortcomings in moderation.” https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/online-games-struggle-rein-hateful-usernames-report-finds-rcna95605
Policies Society Validation of the multidimensional bystander responses to racist hate speech scale and its association with empathy and moral disengagement among adolescents (Aggressive Behavior) 28 July 2023 Thus, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly developed Multidimensional Bystander Responses…
Assorted Policies Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for policy makers and practitioners (United Nations) 14 July 2023 This document sets up the main recommendations identified through the three years of engagement and dialogue on this topic. It…
Assorted Policies New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate (UN News) 14 July 2023 The policy paper, Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners, was developed jointly by…
Algorithms Society Unveiling the European Landscape of Online Hate: Insights from two years of the European Observatory of Online Hate (EOOH) 14 July 2023 Over the course of two years, the EOOH has made significant strides in understanding the dynamics of online hate, its…
Legal Policies Shouting into the Void (PEN America) 14 July 2023 Mechanisms to report abuse to social media platforms are a critical part of the larger content moderation process—and they need…
Legal ZAC NRW: Bring hate and incitement to justice (Telekom) 14 July 2023 Hate, incitement to hatred, defamation, incitement to violence – what is covered by freedom of expression? What is illegal? And…