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What kind of a role do big tech companies play in the spread of discriminatory rhetoric, hate speech, and fake news? What kind of a relationship is there between the interests of social media companies and the algorithms that spread hate speech and discriminatory rhetoric? How do various agents benefit from these algorithms? How do the existing algorithms exacerbate discrimination and polarization? What kind of expectations and suggestions can we have for social media companies? How can we shape our expectations for algorithms without restricting freedom of speech?

In this online talk titled “The Role of Algorithms and Big tech Companies in Spreading Hate Speech”, we will discuss the role of algorithms with Center for Countering Digital Hate founder and director Imran Ahmed. We will talk about the role of algorithms in combating hate speech, the responsibilities of social media companies, and the expectations we can have for them, with contributions and questions from Tirşe Erbaysal Filibeli.