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James Park

James Park

Assistant Director, Center for Social Media Responsibility Email: [email protected] Phone: 734/763-2285
Office: School of Information/105 S. State Street News About James Park

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A screenshot of the HOT Speech Metric. Hateful, Offensive and Toxic Speech. How HOT were social media comments on the week's news?
New social media tool measures hateful, offensive and toxic speech on social platforms

Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Information have created the H|O|T Speech Metric, an interactive system for measuring hateful, offensive and toxic online speech. 

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"UMSI researchers are leading the creation of a new web-based tool for fighting misinformation." WiseDex logo in a circle.
Web-based tool WiseDex combats the spread of misinformation online

Identifying misinformation on social media platforms is difficult. UMSI researchers led a collaborative effort to create WebDex, a tool that identifies misinformation faster, more consistently, and more comprehensively.

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