Spain to deploy tool to track social media hate speech / Photo: © AFP/File
-
British buyers pay substantial premiums for period-home appearance
-
Oxford faces complaints over lecturer’s classroom attire
-
Thomas Markle released to house arrest after child-abuse-image charge
-
Kyren Wilson and John Higgins reach International Championship snooker final
-
Dawn of War 4 developers chose Adeptus Mechanicus for tactical variety
-
New Zealand and Tonga meet for place in Rugby League World Cup final
-
Italy face unbeaten South Africa in Turin Nations Championship match
-
Reports of unsafe AI-toy responses renew calls for child-safety rules
-
ChatGPT interactive interface feature tested across six custom tools
-
Juneau food network combines difficult supply routes with deep sharing traditions
-
Freshways milk-price cut deepens pressure on UK dairy farms
-
India climbs green-transition ranking after first emissions decline in 25 years
-
Labour and National remain virtually tied as New Zealand vote count advances
-
Trump names Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff after midterm losses
-
The Good Daughter adapts Karin Slaughter thriller with Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy
-
Restored Albanian tower houses anchor new rural tourism trail
-
Heavy-lift drone evacuates wounded Ukrainian soldier from frontline kill zone
-
Sonia Gandhi reflects on family tragedy and reluctant political career
-
Morrison says West Brom recovered after pressure from successive derby losses
-
Pope Leo begins three-country South American tour in Uruguay
-
Britain considers 2027 state visit for Ukraine’s Zelensky
-
Khawaja says entire Australia camp knew of 2018 ball-tampering plan
-
Arizona Democrats Secure Historic Trifecta with New Legislative Leadership
-
Anna Miltina Confronted with Racism Allegations on ProSieben Show
-
Carney Welcomes U.S. Trade Reversal After Democratic Midterm Victory
-
Microsoft Xbox App Update for PC Promises 60% Faster Startup
-
Armenian FM Discusses EU Accountability for Palestinian Rights in Madrid
-
California Humanities Honors Valdez and Burroughs for Courageous Leadership
-
Trump and Vance Pursue Secret Diplomacy with Iran Amid Military Pressure
-
Friedmann and Kühner Analyze Bundesliga's Best Shot and Frankfurt's Goalkeeper Crisis
-
Classic Car Values Surge: De Tomaso Vallelunga Leads 190% Gain
-
Honoka‘a Dragons Face Hawaii Prep in BIIF Division II Championship
-
Microsoft Ends Oracle AI Computing Rental Deal Amid Cloud Strategy Shift
Spain to deploy tool to track social media hate speech
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced the creation of a tool to track hate speech on social media and hold them accountable, in his latest measure targeting tech giants.
The tool "will make it possible to systematically measure the presence, evolution and reach of hate speech on digital platforms" with "recognised academic criteria", Sanchez told a Madrid forum dedicated to the topic.
Dubbed "Hodio", the tool will generate a report every six months with a table ranking each platform, according to the Spanish Observatory of Racism and Xenophobia, which will be responsible for implementing it.
"We will publicly display the results so that everyone knows who stops hate, who looks away and who makes a business out of hate," said Sanchez.
"From now, I think social media must be held publicly accountable for every piece of hate content they allow," the Socialist leader added, saying hate crimes in Spain had increased by 41 percent in the last decade.
Sanchez is an outspoken critic of the power of big tech companies and their bosses, regularly referring to them as "techno-oligarchs".
In February, he announced a plan to ban social media for under-16s, sparking a spat with X owner Elon Musk and Telegram founder Pavel Durov.
His government has also asked the Spanish public prosecutor's office to investigate X, Meta and TikTok for possible offences related to AI-generated child pornography.
H.Kuenzler--VB
