A George Washington University research team has created a novel formula that demonstrates how, why, and when hate speech spreads throughout social media. The researchers put forth a first-principles dynamical theory that ...
Mathematics
Jun 6, 2023
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A machine-learning analysis has revealed patterns in online hate speech that suggest complex—and sometimes counterintuitive—links between real-world events and different types of hate speech. Yonatan Lupu of George Washington ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2023
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White people surveyed in a recent study indicated they would be more likely to confront those who post racist content on social media if their objective were to defend the norms for political discussions rather than to change ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2024
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We live in deeply unequal societies where certain groups, such as racial and sexual minorities, continue to experience structural oppression. Humor targeted at these groups can cause individual harm through its cumulative ...
Social Sciences
Sep 30, 2022
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COVID has led to children spending more time on screens using social networks, communication apps, chat rooms and online gaming.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2020
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When it comes to dealing with online hate speech, we've ended up in the worst of all possible worlds.
Internet
Mar 28, 2019
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In mid-September the European Union threatened to fine the Big Tech companies if they did not remove terrorist content within one hour of appearing online. The change came because rising tensions are now developing and being ...
Internet
Sep 17, 2018
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Snapchat has agreed to join an EU-sponsored group of US internet giants to combat hate speech and online extremism, EU officials said on Monday.
Internet
May 7, 2018
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Facebook, Google and other US internet giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top European Union official said Thursday.
Internet
Jun 1, 2017
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Hate speech in social media can damage or even destroy the reputation of an individual or a company very quickly. Widespread opinion blames the fact that individuals generally write these things anonymously online as the ...
Internet
Jul 25, 2016
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