As the UN marks International Day for Countering Hate Speech, Al Jazeera examines how AI handles it – and falls short.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after traumatic events is prevalent and can lead to negative consequences. While social media use has been associated with PTSD, little is known about the ...

What exactly is free speech and what is hate speech? This debate takes on new life today as political violence and polarizing events continue to pour gasoline on an out of control fire. We have ...

Despite our society’s collective addiction to scrolling through social media, many of us can’t help but feel a twinge of dread when seeing notifications we’ve missed. For every clever meme, ...

“There comes a time when free speech can cause real-life harm and that’s when social media platforms need to react,” said former Danish PM and current chair of Meta’s Oversight Board, Helle ...

A team of researchers have developed a new machine-learning method that detects hate speech on social media platforms with 88 per cent accuracy, saving employees from hundreds of hours of emotionally ...

Wathshlah Naidu says Malaysia must address the root causes of divisive content rather than merely treating the symptoms.

There is no doubt that social media sites have provided many benefits to humanity, such as sharing information continuously and communicating with others easily. It also seems that social media sites ...

In April, Charlie Kirk and his conservative youth organization Turning Point spent about $5,000—chump change for their $80 million operation—on a familiar product for them: another round of Facebook ...

Responses to hate speech should be designed in line with the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech. In line with this strategy, UNHCR has developed an action plan which sets out the response ...