Analyzing Millions of YouTube Videos for Harmful Content
Developing a YouTube Transcription System for Hate Speech Detection
Hate speech and extremism have thrived online since the emergence of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. These websites allow us to connect with friends and family, discover new communities, and share what is going on in our lives. However, these same tools also amplify harmful content to reach more people than ever before. Although most social media users could probably name a relative or high school classmate that spreads hateful content online, we have no idea how prevalent this kind of content is. What we do know is this: social media companies are withholding information about their platforms and actively hampering efforts to study them.
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