4 papers
When Does Hate Transfer? A Large-Scale Study of Cross-Lingual Hate Speech Detection
Zahra Bokaei, Walid Magdy, Bonnie Webber
Effective detection of hate content is essential for maintaining healthy online communities, yet performance can vary substantially across languages. This work investigates a core…
ParsHate: A Benchmark Dataset for Hate and Target Detection in Persian
Zahra Bokaei, Walid Magdy, Bonnie Webber
We introduce ParsHate, a manually annotated dataset of 10,000 Persian tweets spanning 2013-2022, representing the first decade-long benchmark for hate speech detection in Persian.…
SocioXplorer: An Interactive Tool for Topic and Network Analysis in Social Data
Sandrine Chausson, Youssef Al Hariri, Walid Magdy +1
SocioXplorer is a powerful interactive tool that computational social science researchers can use to understand topics and networks in social data from Twitter (X) and YouTube. It…
Culture Matters in Toxic Language Detection in Persian
Zahra Bokaei, Walid Magdy, Bonnie Webber
Toxic language detection is crucial for creating safer online environments and limiting the spread of harmful content. While toxic language detection has been under-explored in Per…