The IMSyPP work on hate speech and polarisation is mentioned in the February issue of the Italian magazine Mind (a monthly magazine of popular science). The article was also chosen for the cover of the issue.
Read MoreA radio interview about the findings of the IMSyPP project in respect to hate speech on Slovenian Twitter was on air on Štajerski radio on January 27, 2022. The whole interview is available here: https://www.stajerskival.si/sl/news/oddaje/vpogled-o-analizi-sovraznega-govora-na-twitterju.html
Read MoreDr. Petra Kralj Novak will participate as a panelist in a Round Table: Regulation of Inappropriate Speech on Social Networks, organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. The round table will take place on Thursday, May 20th 2021 at 17h on Zoom. Okrogla miza: Regulacija neprimernega govora na družbenih omrežjih https://www.facebook.com/events/802663004015886/
Read MoreA seminar entitled “le forme del falso” was held on March 25-26.The seminar was intended to reflect on the “power of the false” (citing the title of Umberto Ecco’s essay). In order to analyze the many forms of falsehood in history, we focused on common points and differences, from the past to the present.The seminar was organised by Istituto Studi Avanzati UNIBO, Marina Caporale was one of the scientific Committee. Read more
Read MoreThe coordinator of the IMSyPP project Dr. Petra Kralj Novak was interviewed about the findings of the project for a weekly news show Studio City, which is aired Mondays at 21:00 on the first program of the Slovenian national television. Her interview was on air on February 22, 2021, in the scope of a hate speech awareness-raising piece. The show is available in the national television's archive on the following link: https://www.rtvslo.si/4d/arhiv/174755909?s=tv (starting at minute 18:35).
Read MoreLuce Mariniello from AGCOM is a speaker at the Symposium on Misinformation/Disinformation & the Law organized by the Center for International and Comparative Law and SLU Law Journal on February 12, 2021.
Read MoreAn interview with the coordinator of the IMSyPP project Petra Kralj Novak is published on moskisvet.com (a Slovenian online portal) today (February 12, 2021). The interview is about hate speech and the findings of the IMSyPP project in the first year of our project. The focus is on on-line hate speech in Slovenia.
Read MoreTextGain's new branch Textgain Academy is organizing a series of webinars on Safer Internet Day (February 9). Registration is free of charge. https://www.textgain.com/sid2021/
Read MoreBojan Evkoski got the Best Lightning Presentation award at the 9th International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications for the contribution B. Evkoski, I. Mozetič, N. Ljubešić, P. Kralj Novak: Evolution of political polarization on Slovenian Twitter
Read MoreIMSyPP researchers actively contributed to the “Language Technology vs. Disinformation” workshop organized by DG cnect which was held on November 24, 2020 via Zoom. Petra Kralj Novak from Jozef Stefan Institute gave a talk "Tackling hate speech on Slovenian Twitter" and Guy De Pauw from Textgain gave a talk "Social Media Monitoring of Hate Speech and Disinformation". The recordings are available.
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