Основные понятия
Detecting propaganda techniques in code-switched social media text is crucial for maintaining a healthy online environment and promoting accurate information exchange.
Аннотация
The rise of social media has facilitated the spread of propaganda, influencing public opinions. Detecting propaganda in code-switched text poses challenges due to multilinguality. A novel task of detecting propaganda techniques in code-switched text was proposed, focusing on English and Roman Urdu. A corpus of 1,030 texts annotated with 20 propaganda techniques was created. Experiments showed the importance of directly modeling multilinguality for better results.
Статистика
The dataset consists of 1,030 examples with 2,577 labeled spans annotated with 20 propaganda techniques.
Average example length: 147.56 ± 53.79 words.
Vocabulary size: 7154 words.
Цитаты
"Social media platforms have made it easier for individuals and organizations to promote their agenda and narratives quickly across large audiences."
"Propaganda negatively affects many people and may cause harm by spreading misleading facts and opinions."
"We propose a novel task of detecting propaganda techniques in code-switched text to create a healthier online environment."