From India to Singapore, small firms take up fight against online hate, fake news as tech giants fall short

While tech firms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube face growing scrutiny for hate speech and misinformation, they have not invested enough in developing countries, and lack moderators with language skills and knowledge of local events, experts say. Photo: Getty Images

While tech firms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube face growing scrutiny for hate speech and misinformation, they have not invested enough in developing countries, and lack moderators with language skills and knowledge of local events, experts say. Photo: Getty Images

  • While tech giants face growing scrutiny for hate speech and misinformation, they have not invested enough in developing countries, and lack moderators with language skills and knowledge of local events, experts say
  • Non-profit groups, small tech firms across Asia are creating tools to fight misinformation while engaging civil society groups to cater to the needs of communities

Reuters

Updated: 3:00am, 25 Oct, 2022

While tech firms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube face growing scrutiny for hate speech and misinformation, they have not invested enough in developing countries, and lack moderators with language skills and knowledge of local events, experts say. Photo: Getty Images

While tech firms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube face growing scrutiny for hate speech and misinformation, they have not invested enough in developing countries, and lack moderators with language skills and knowledge of local events, experts say. Photo: Getty Images

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