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Algorithms, intermediaries, blockchain, data protection; some call our era the age of digital disruption, others call it the new dawn of opportunities. It seems safe to say that it is hard to keep track with technologies of the digital age, let alone work with them in a safe and professional way. ECPMF’s GAME CHANGER conference wants to discuss challenges and opportunities of new digital developments for the purpose of securing media freedom.  
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Tuesday, May 29 • 11:00am - 11:40am
FRAbot: Can a Bot be used to Fight Hate Speech & Fake News ?

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FRAbot is the social bot in development at the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) of the European Union. Its aim is to counter hate speech online on Twitter by automatically identifying negative words and phrases and replying to them appropriately. FRA’s Blanca Tapia presents the project and discusses its potential advantages and the ethical dilemmas it produces with the ECPMF’s Jane Whyatt.
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Jane Whyatt

Press Officer, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
Jane is responsible for creating and curating web content at the ECPMF and supporting the ECPMF’s activities. She is an experienced journalist, documentary-maker and producer with a strong track record in campaigning for press and broadcasting freedom, diversity and plurality of... Read More →

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Blanca Tapia

Programme Manager, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
Since July 2016, Blanca Tapia is Programme Manager at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), one of the EU’s decentralised agencies set up to provide expert advice to the institutions of the EU and the Member States. Previously, she was FRA Spokesperson/Media Manager... Read More →

Tuesday May 29, 2018 11:00am - 11:40am CEST
Schillersaal, Media Campus Villa Ida Poetenweg 28, 04155 Leipzig, Deutschland
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