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Hatebase
Hatebase is a joint project of the Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention and the Dark Data Project that is described on its website as an "online repository of structured, multilingual, usage-based hate speech". It uses text analysis of speech and written content (including radio transcripts, transcripts of spoken web content, tweets, and articles) and identification of hate speech patterns within it to predict potential regional violence. History The introduction of Hatebase was announced on the Sentinel Project blog on March 25, 2013. The initiative is led by Timothy Quinn of the Dark Data Project. Description In an article for ''Foreign Policy'', Joshua Keating described Hatebase as follows: "There are two main features to Hatebase. The first is a Wikipedia-like interface which allows users to identify hate speech terms by region and the group they refer to. This could have some value for researchers, but Hatebase's developers are especially excited by the second main feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel Project For Genocide Prevention
The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention (commonly known as The Sentinel Project) is an international non-governmental organisation based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with approximately 60 members in North America. Its mission is "to prevent the crime of genocide worldwide through effective early warning and cooperation with victimized peoples to carry out non-violent prevention initiatives." The Sentinel Project was founded in 2008 by two students, Taneem Talukdar and Christopher Tuckwood, at the University of Waterloo. In 2009, the Sentinel Project's approach was selected as a finalist in Google's 10 to the 100th competition for innovative social application of technology. This organization has been recognized as one of four active anti-genocide organizations based in Canada and is a member of the International Alliance to End Genocide, and the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect. Operations The Sentinel Project is developing a genocide risk assessme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |