Combating Internet Hate Nature August 21, 2019
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02513-8#MO0
Questions
1.
Describe
the approach to hate speech on the Internet introduced in this interview.
1.
Is
there any problem with the approach?
Answer Key
1.
Describe
the approach to hate speech on the Internet introduced in this interview.
A physicist deals with people involved in hate
speech online as clusters. Instead of approaching each individual, intervention
is made towards the entire group because individual elements are interconnected
through ideas in the cluster and behave as a body. There are four policies to approach
antisocial ideas shared in the clusters. The first policy is to influence smaller
groups instead of largest ones, which backed by influential figures. The second
policy is to deal with the influential individuals in the group. The third
policy is activate individuals with common sense, who will neutralize
discussions of negative ideas. The fourth policy is to take advantage of
differences of opinions in the group so that it will break itself up.
2.
Is
there any problem with the approach?
It is a double edged sword. Just as a substance
can be both a cure and a poison, the approach can be a positive intervention
towards hate speeches or the government tool to rule the public. A government
agency could surreptitiously maneuver people’s ideas about each other, weaken
their solidarity, and prevent them from acting against the government.
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