Due to the rising dependency on digital technology, cybersecurity has emerged as a more
prominent field of research and application that typically focuses on securing devices …

Cybercrimes are cases of indictable offences and misdemeanors that involve computers or
communication tools as targets and commission instruments or are associated with the …

The explosive growth and online media usage have transformed the communication
landscape globally. Social media platforms have become a thriving ground for online …

The advent of social media, particularly Twitter, raises many issues due to a
misunderstanding regarding the concept of freedom of speech. One of these issues is …

Online hate speech is a recent problem in our society that is rising at a steady pace by
leveraging the vulnerabilities of the corresponding regimes that characterise most social …

Not all misinformation is created equal. It can adopt many different forms like conspiracy
theories, fake news, junk science, or rumors among others. However, most of the existing …

The freedom of expression given by social media has a dark side: the growing proliferation
of abusive contents on these platforms. Misogynistic speech is a kind of abusive language …

This book introduces Critical Language Awareness (CLA) Pedagogy as a robust and
research-grounded framework to engage and support students in critical examinations of …

Abusive language detection is an unsolved and challenging problem for the NLP
community. Recent literature suggests various approaches to distinguish between different …

With proliferation of user generated contents in social media platforms, establishing
mechanisms to automatically identify toxic and abusive content becomes a prime concern …