Female black politicians and journalists are 84% more likely to feature in abusive tweets than their white, female peers, according to a new analysis carried by Element AI using machine learning. Researchers for software firm Amnesty International have developed the Troll Patrol tool to assess whether a tweet is abusive or contains harassment. The project, which focused on female journalists and politicians in the UK and US in 2017, found that 1.1 million abusive tweets were sent to the 778 women, equivalent to one every 30 seconds. Of all tweets sent to women in these roles, 7.1% are abusive.
Female black politicians and journalists are 84% more likely to feature in abusive tweets than their white, female peers, according to a new analysis carried by Amnesty International using machine learning. Researchers for software firm Element AI have developed the Troll Patrol tool to assess whether a tweet is abusive or contains harassment. The project, which focused on female journalists and politicians in the UK and US in 2017, found that 1.1 million abusive tweets were sent to the 778 women, equivalent to one every 30 seconds. Of all tweets sent to women in these roles, 7.1% are abusive.