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Pro@programming.devto Technology@lemmy.world•Study finds persistent spike in hate speech on XEnglish3·1 day agoArticle Date: February 13, 2025
Numerous studies have reported an increase in hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) in the months immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform on October 27th, 2022; relatedly, despite Musk’s pledge to “defeat the spam bots,” a recent study reported no substantial change in the concentration of inauthentic accounts. However, it is not known whether any of these trends endured. We address this by examining material posted on X from the beginning of 2022 through June 2023, the period that includes Musk’s full tenure as CEO. We find that the increase in hate speech just before Musk bought X persisted until at least May of 2023, with the weekly rate of hate speech being approximately 50% higher than the months preceding his purchase, although this increase cannot be directly attributed to any policy at X. The increase is seen across multiple dimensions of hate, including racism, homophobia, and transphobia. Moreover, there is a doubling of hate post “likes,” indicating increased engagement with hate posts. In addition to measuring hate speech, we also measure the presence of inauthentic accounts on the platform; these accounts are often used in spam and malicious information campaigns. We find no reduction (and a possible increase) in activity by these users after Musk purchased X, which could point to further negative outcomes, such as the potential for scams, interference in elections, or harm to public health campaigns. Overall, the long-term increase in hate speech, and the prevalence of potentially inauthentic accounts, are concerning, as these factors can undermine safe and democratic online environments, and increase the risk of offline harms.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogynyEnglish122·1 day agoAm I tripping, out of touch with reality? These people really don’t seem to understand the problem
How so? Can you explain what do you mean here exactly?
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Russia prepares to get rid of WhatsApp and possibly Telegram: Parliament passed a law pertaining to a national messaging appEnglish4·2 days agoNot using it even with a gun pointed at my head.
Why? You can use it to send messages to random numbers till the gun is pointed elsewhere.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Meta rolled back protections. Now hate is surging - What we're seeing: More hate, more fear, less freedom.English82·5 days agoSaid that on Social Media
Pro@programming.devto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•A way to pirate the only fans content of ANYONEEnglish4·12 days agoWhat. The. Fuck. Are You Talking About?
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle: The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services.English15·12 days agoYes, they are even republished by OCCRP.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Computer says no: Impact of automated decision-making on human life; Algorithms are deciding whether a patient receives an organ transplant or not; Algorithms use in Welfare, Penalise the poor.English8·14 days agoComputers are making life-changing decisions about healthcare, welfare and education with minimal or no human input. Automated decisions could become more common with the Data (Use and Access) Bill that is going through Parliament at the moment.
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Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Russian Drones Are Attacking Ukrainian Civilians in Kherson; 93-page HRW Report Exposes Russian Military Drones Committing War Crimes Against Civilians For The Purpose of Instilling Terror.English91·19 days agoIt’s scary to read about how this technology is being used here.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•A UK government trial with 20K+ civil servants using Microsoft's Copilot AI for three months found a 26 minute average daily time saving, or two weeks per yearEnglish310·20 days agoI am talking about the study, not in general.
All your examples show that you did not have anything in mind when you typed your previous comment.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•A UK government trial with 20K+ civil servants using Microsoft's Copilot AI for three months found a 26 minute average daily time saving, or two weeks per yearEnglish39·20 days agoYou could get at least an extra 26 mins of productivity out of someone in plenty of different ways.
How so? Can you give an example that is applicable here?
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Far-right websites got hacked and defaced; 6.5 terabytes of data got leaked.English494·21 days agoWhy??
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Far-right websites got hacked and defaced; 6.5 terabytes of data got leaked.English2182·21 days agoI really don’t know why this did not get any coverage in the media.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Why doesn't Nvidia have more competition?English113·23 days agoNaji said the firm has also “developed the broadest ecosystem” of developers and software.
“And so it’s just so much easier to … build an application, build an AI model on top of those chips,” he said.
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformationEnglish31·24 days agoThey have a paywall?!!
I can’t notice any paywall
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Telegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to integrate Grok into the chat app; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue.English84·24 days agoSo… why don’t you delete your account there?
Pro@programming.devOPto Technology@lemmy.world•Startups and Big Tech firms cut hiring of recent graduates by 11% and 25% respectively in 2024 vs. 2023, as AI can handle routine, low-risk tasksEnglish62·25 days agoHe said:
Bullshit, I don't believe it
What he meant to say:
Please, don't be true.
So… What exactly is your definition of what should be posted in the technology community?