Context reduces racial bias in hate speech detection algorithms
Understanding what makes something harmful or offensive can be hard enough for humans, never mind artificial intelligence systems.
Jul 7, 2020
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Facebook says it removed over 7 million pieces of 'harmful' COVID-19 content in quarter
Facebook says it removed over 7 million pieces misleading or "harmful" COVID-19 related posts from its social network and the company-owned Instagram in the second quarter.
Aug 12, 2020
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Study finds racial bias in tweets flagged as hate speech
Tweets believed to be written by African Americans are much more likely to be tagged as hate speech than tweets associated with whites, according to a Cornell study analyzing five collections of Twitter data marked for abusive ...
Aug 6, 2019
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'Monetizing hate': Unease as misinformation swirls on Twitter
When the iconic US diaper company Huggies was swamped with false pedophilia allegations last month, the conspiracy was traced to a once-banned influencer reinstated to Twitter by Elon Musk.
Apr 17, 2023
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Facebook, social media under more pressure from brands over hate speech
Starbucks on Sunday joined the drumbeat of brands pledging to pull advertising from Facebook and other social media platforms or taking other actions, putting economic pressure on the companies to address concerns about containing ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Five things to know about the EU tech rule revolution
The European Union will unveil major proposals to regulate Big Tech next month, in what could force a revolution in the way Google or Facebook do business.
Nov 24, 2020
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Ad boycott strikes at heart of Facebook's business model
Adidas, Puma, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Unilever, Ford... not a day goes by without another big brand pulling ads from Facebook and other social media, a campaign that is weakening advertising-dependent sites but whose ultimate ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe's fight with Big Tech
The European Commission, which said Wednesday that Google had abused its online ad dominance, has taken the fight to US tech giants on a variety of fronts—from tax avoidance, disinformation and hate speech to data privacy ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Musk says he'll be Twitter CEO until a replacement is found
Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans on remaining as Twitter's CEO until he can find someone willing to replace him in the job.
Dec 21, 2022
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Facebook eyes 10,000 EU jobs to build 'metaverse'
Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the "metaverse", a virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future.
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