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But two new studies show that AI trained to identify [[hate speech]] may actually end up amplifying racial bias. In one study, researchers found that leading AI models for processing hate speech were one-and-a-half times more likely to flag tweets as offensive or hateful when they were written by [[African American]]s, and 2.2 times more likely to flag tweets written in African American English (which is commonly spoken by black people in the US).<ref>https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/8/15/20806384/social-media-hate-speech-bias-black-african-american-facebook-twitter</ref>}}

But two new studies show that AI trained to identify [[hate speech]] may actually end up amplifying racial bias. In one study, researchers found that leading AI models for processing hate speech were one-and-a-half times more likely to flag tweets as offensive or hateful when they were written by [[African American]]s, and 2.2 times more likely to flag tweets written in African American English (which is commonly spoken by black people in the US).<ref>https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/8/15/20806384/social-media-hate-speech-bias-black-african-american-facebook-twitter</ref>}}

===Covid pandemic===

===Covid pandemic===

:{{See also|CCCP global pandemic}}

:{{See also|CCP global pandemic}}

When the [[Chinese coronavirus]] first struck in the Spring of 2020, Facebook banned speech or contrary "scientific" discussion regarding [[lockdown]] orders and forced business closures and layoffs. YouTube took down videos, and Twitter banned all users who would dare question the [[mainstream media]] COVID narrative.   

When the [[Chinese coronavirus]] first struck in the Spring of 2020, Facebook banned speech or contrary "scientific" discussion regarding [[lockdown]] orders and forced business closures and layoffs. YouTube took down videos, and Twitter banned all users who would dare question the [[mainstream media]] COVID narrative.