scholarly journals Hate Speech in the Arab Electronic Press and Social Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 457-465
Author(s):  
Widad Awane ◽  
El Habib Ben Lahmar ◽  
Ayoub El Falaki
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Large Dataset ◽  
Large Space ◽  
Detection Model ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
Open World ◽  
Combined Use

Nowadays we are witnessing an open world, characterized by globalization which is accompanied by a technology through which information circulates without borders, especially with the widespread use of social networking sites being the most common communication tool, that gives access through various applications to a large space for the presentation of multiple ideas, including extremist ideas, and the spread of hate speech. This paper introduces a system of detection of hate speech in the texts of Arabic read media and social media, which is based on a combined use of NLP, and machine learning methods. The training of the detection model is done on a large Dataset of articles, tweets and comments, collected, balanced and tokenized afterwards using BERT in Arabic. The trained model detects hate speech in Arabic and various Arabic based dialects, by classifying the texts into two classes: Neutral and Abusive. The above-mentioned model is evaluated using precision metrics, recall and f1 score, it has reached an accuracy of 83%.

YouTube based religious hate speech and extremism detection dataset with machine learning baselines

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Noman Ashraf ◽  
Abid Rafiq ◽  
Sabur Butt ◽  
Hafiz Muhammad Faisal Shehzad ◽  
Grigori Sidorov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
K Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Speech Detection ◽  
Supervised Learning Algorithms ◽  
Youtube Videos

On YouTube, billions of videos are watched online and millions of short messages are posted each day. YouTube along with other social networking sites are used by individuals and extremist groups for spreading hatred among users. In this paper, we consider religion as the most targeted domain for spreading hate speech among people of different religions. We present a methodology for the detection of religion-based hate videos on YouTube. Messages posted on YouTube videos generally express the opinions of users’ related to that video. We provide a novel dataset for religious hate speech detection on Youtube comments. The proposed methodology applies data mining techniques on extracted comments from religious videos in order to filter religion-oriented messages and detect those videos which are used for spreading hate. The supervised learning algorithms: Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression (LR), and k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) are used for baseline results.

scholarly journals Social Networking in Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall McCarroll ◽  
Kevin Curran
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
New Information ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
On Line ◽  
Learning Ecology ◽  
The Impact

Social networking has become one of the most popular communication tools to have evolved over the past decade, making it a powerful new information sharing resource in society. To date realising the potential of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) beyond their leisure uses has been severely restricted in a number of areas. This paper focuses on the application of SNSs in a learning environment and the impact this could have on academic practices. While undoubtedly, due to the very casual nature of social networking, there are serious concerns over how it could be integrated in a learning environment; the potential positive outcomes are many and varied. As a communication tool, its effectiveness is already manifesting in the millions who use these networks to communicate on a daily basis. So it is conceivable that educators should be able to create a learnscape - an environment for formal and informal learning - that adheres to educational guidelines, but also harnesses the social support system of these on-line communities. This paper examines the risks involved in the creation of this new learning ecology, and explores the challenges faced by both technology experts and teachers in delivering a truly innovative and effective new approach to education.

THE HABITS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE (SNS) USE AMONG POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Zairah Ab Rahim ◽  
Siti Nurkhadijah Zainal Abidin ◽  
Wardah Zainal Abidin
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The World ◽  
Share Information

The rise of social networking sites (SNSs) is currently overwhelming. Individuals are now able to interact, connect, and share information, photos, and other media in various SNSs. Facebook is one of the largest and most populated SNS in the world that is accessible by anyone including university students. Hence, it is interesting to understand the habits of use of such application by students, how they interact on these sites, and the nature of their influence on the deployment of Facebook into formal learning and as course communication tool. Findings from this research revealed that majority of the respondents use Facebook approximately 30 minutes to 2 hours daily. They also use Facebook not only to share entertainment materials but also communicating with their classmates on course related topics. Similar to the findings from another study, the students communicated on Facebook using a one-to-many style however in a more passive manner as most of the instances, they are not the creator of the content but only as viewer. This study could be extended to study more in-depth habits of SNS use by postgraduate students.

Effectiveness of Social Media Recruitment on Employer Branding -A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 111-121
Author(s):  
M. Bagirathi ◽  
Dr.R. Magesh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Employer Branding ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Major Player ◽  
Employer Brand ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Social media is becoming increasingly more important in today’s world. It brings along offer and demand in accomplishment and choice. In addition to this it also gives employers the possibility to verify potential employers. This article presents associate wildcat investigation on the role of social networking sites in accomplishment. Social media is becoming increasingly more important in today’s world. It brings along offer and demand in achievement and choice. In addition to this it also gives employers the possibility to verify potential employers. This article presents Associate in nursing searching investigation on the role of social networking sites in achievement. Particularly Evolution of technology and the disruptive nature of social media in the twenty first century workplace is a central concern of this paper. The framework of exploring the perception that the use of social media for recruitment is devoid of any recruiter bias. The use of social media and its propensity to create a permanent digital record also raises interesting questions connected with the level at which individual’s experience a world in which constant digital surveillance has become the norm. This paper is focused on the usage of social networking sites. For human resources departments in the process of hiring new employees. It also maps the development and influence of social networking sites on recruiter’s behaviour and customs. The main aim is to find out, whether SNS will replace traditional online job boards in the current scenario. Our findings confirm the rising importance of social networking sites usage as a new recruiting technology. However, as a major player in the field of recruitment, job boards are still important. Social networking sites today can be seen as the most utilized services within Web 2.0, in which Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and MySpace have attracted hundreds of millions of users which integrated these sites into their daily practices. Because of the large number of individuals active on SNS, it is also frequently used as a tool for promoting purposes within businesses. So has social networking sites already have proven to be an effective tool for the branding of products and services (Constantinides, 2010). Even more recently SNS is increasingly used as a tool for promoting the employer brand, referring to the image of desirability and uniqueness as an employer. Employer Branding messages including story telling for inspiring people. Employer branding content that fits the special interests of the focus group. Employer branding advertisements for reaching new people. The findings suggest that participants perceive social networking sites as important tools for communicating the employer brand. This study contributes to research project by providing new insights into the usages of social media as a communication tool for leader stigmatization.

scholarly journals Learning Management System versus Social Networking Sites

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasneem F. Alfalah ◽  
Salsabeel F. Alfalah ◽  
Jannat F. Falah ◽  
Walaa Qutaishat ◽  
Wa’ed Ishretih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Network Services ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
The University

Purpose - The motive of this study was the notice of the constant movement of the students in The University of Jordan (UJ) from official communities to creating groups on SNSs. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an analysis about students’ usage of E-learning and Facebook, and identifies the major functions that are missing in the e-learning system. This paper firstly, compared students’ usage for Learning Management Systems (LMSs) vs. Social Networking Sites (SNSs), and secondly, investigated the students’ perceptions towards educational value of integrating social networking features in the LMS through Mobile Learning (m-learning).Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from students from multiple sources: observation, interviews, and survey. The obtained results formed students perceptions toward currently used LMS in the university and SNSs, which lead to extracting their requirements to enhance the LMS used.Findings – The results of this research emphasize the importance of SNSs as a communication tool and the development of e-learning systems to move beyond LMS and engage students in an active use of the system as a resource of their information and collaborative activities.Originality/value –This study contributes to examining UJ students’ perceptions toward embedding the characteristics of the smart learning and the social network services into an e-learning system. In contrast to previous studies in enhancing LMS by just integrating features of SNSs into LMS without utilizing smart learning.

scholarly journals Cybersecurity: A Key Challenge to the Information Age in Sierra Leone

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Abdulai Sawaneh ◽  
Fatmata Kanko Kamara ◽  
Albert Kamara
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Political Propaganda ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Humans' growing desire to continuously interact with each other through the internet has both negative and positive consequences, especially if users tend to use it maliciously. The advent of social networking sites has broken the traditional barriers to communication. It is a cost-effective way of communicating using text-messages, video-messages, and voice-notes as it happens from a source (sender) to the audience (receivers). Anyone can participate if they have a mobile phone with internet facilities, and now, everyone is an online journalist and a reporter. Unfortunately, although social media platforms have numerous merits, these platforms still face critical challenges, especially in controlling and policing content post by users. The revolution in information technology and social networking platforms have provided a NEW NORMAL for online fraudsters and criminals. Fake news, hate speech, and political propaganda/rhetoric has created a confusing world, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Therefore, our paper presented some of the challenges and solutions to cybercrime.

Effectiveness of Social Media Recruitment on Employer Branding -A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 111-121
Author(s):  
M. Bagirathi ◽  
Dr.R. Magesh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Employer Branding ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Major Player ◽  
Employer Brand ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Social media is becoming increasingly more important in today’s world. It brings along offer and demand in accomplishment and choice. In addition to this it also gives employers the possibility to verify potential employers. This article presents associate wildcat investigation on the role of social networking sites in accomplishment. Social media is becoming increasingly more important in today’s world. It brings along offer and demand in achievement and choice. In addition to this it also gives employers the possibility to verify potential employers. This article presents Associate in nursing searching investigation on the role of social networking sites in achievement. Particularly Evolution of technology and the disruptive nature of social media in the twenty first century workplace is a central concern of this paper. The framework of exploring the perception that the use of social media for recruitment is devoid of any recruiter bias. The use of social media and its propensity to create a permanent digital record also raises interesting questions connected with the level at which individual’s experience a world in which constant digital surveillance has become the norm. This paper is focused on the usage of social networking sites. For human resources departments in the process of hiring new employees. It also maps the development and influence of social networking sites on recruiter’s behaviour and customs. The main aim is to find out, whether SNS will replace traditional online job boards in the current scenario. Our findings confirm the rising importance of social networking sites usage as a new recruiting technology. However, as a major player in the field of recruitment, job boards are still important. Social networking sites today can be seen as the most utilized services within Web 2.0, in which Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and MySpace have attracted hundreds of millions of users which integrated these sites into their daily practices. Because of the large number of individuals active on SNS, it is also frequently used as a tool for promoting purposes within businesses. So has social networking sites already have proven to be an effective tool for the branding of products and services (Constantinides, 2010). Even more recently SNS is increasingly used as a tool for promoting the employer brand, referring to the image of desirability and uniqueness as an employer. Employer Branding messages including story telling for inspiring people. Employer branding content that fits the special interests of the focus group. Employer branding advertisements for reaching new people. The findings suggest that participants perceive social networking sites as important tools for communicating the employer brand. This study contributes to research project by providing new insights into the usages of social media as a communication tool for leader stigmatization.

scholarly journals Analysis of Social Networking Sites Using K- Mean Clustering Algorithm

2015 ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
D. S. RAJPUT ◽  
R. S. THAKUR ◽  
G. S. THAKUR ◽  
NEERAJ SAHU
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Processing Method ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Large Dataset

Clustering is one of the very important technique used for classification of large dataset and widely applied to many applications including analysis of social networking sites, aircraft accidental, company performance etc. In recent days, Communication, advertising through social networking sites are most popular and interactive strategy among the users. This research attempts to find the large scale measurement study and analysis, effectiveness of communication strategy, analyzing the information about the usage, people’s interest in social network sites in promoting and advertising their brand in social networking sites. The significance of the proposed work is determined with the help of various surveys, and from people who use these sites. Further a more specific pre-processing method is applied to clean data and perform the clustering method to generate patterns that will be work as heuristics for designing more effective social networking sites.

scholarly journals Social Networking in Education

2014 ◽  
pp. 731-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall McCarroll ◽  
Kevin Curran
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
On Line ◽  
Learning Ecology

Social networking has become one of the most popular communication tools to have evolved over the past decade, making it a powerful new information sharing resource in society. To date realising the potential of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) beyond their leisure uses has been severely restricted in a number of areas. This paper focuses on the application of SNSs in a learning environment and the impact this could have on academic practices. While undoubtedly, due to the very casual nature of social networking, there are serious concerns over how it could be integrated in a learning environment; the potential positive outcomes are many and varied. As a communication tool, its effectiveness is already manifesting in the millions who use these networks to communicate on a daily basis. So it is conceivable that educators should be able to create a learnscape - an environment for formal and informal learning - that adheres to educational guidelines, but also harnesses the social support system of these on-line communities. This paper examines the risks involved in the creation of this new learning ecology, and explores the challenges faced by both technology experts and teachers in delivering a truly innovative and effective new approach to education.

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