Sentiment analysis is one of the fastest growing research areas in computer science, making
it challenging to keep track of all the activities in the area. We present a computer-assisted …

Abstract Advances in Internet Technologies (ITs) and online social networks have made
more benefits to humanity. At the same time, the dark side of this growth/benefit has led to …

This paper presents a survey on hate speech detection. Given the steadily growing body of
social media content, the amount of online hate speech is also increasing. Due to the …

During the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), people use social media
to acquire and exchange various types of information at a historic and unprecedented scale …

A growing literature is emerging on the believability and spread of disinformation, such as
fake news, over social networks. However, little is known about the degree to which …

The use of “Big Data” in policy and decision making is a current topic of debate. The 2013
murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, London, UK led to an extensive public reaction …

The rapid spread and high death rates of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in massive panic
and anxiety all over the world. People rely heavily on media for information-seeking during …

Social media has been established in many larger emergencies and crises. This process
has not started just a few years ago, but already 15 years ago in 2001 after the terrorist …

New and emerging forms of data, including posts harvested from social media sites such as
Twitter, have become part of the sociologist's data diet. In particular, some researchers see …

Hateful and antagonistic content published and propagated via the World Wide Web has the
potential to cause harm and suffering on an individual basis, and lead to social tension and …