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by Lee Davis, on May 26, 2020
Survey Daily, content moderators sift through reported content to determine if it is inappropriate for viewing or meets policy guidelines. In the midst of this content moderation, nudity, sex, and …
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mental health
by Katie Zigelman, on May 22, 2020
Survey As artificial intelligence keeps emerging in the digital world, a new job role is gaining momentum - data labeling. Data labelers play a role in content moderation by reviewing …
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mental health
by Katie Zigelman, on March 24, 2020
Survey Consider the following chat messages: “Kill yourself” "You suck, dumba**” “You play like a girl” “I’m gonna shoot you” Without context each of these messages could be perfectly innocent …
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by Katie Zigelman, on March 23, 2020
Survey When we think about social gaming, we think about massive multiplayer online games (MMOs) like World of Warcraft, intense arena games like League of Legends, and sweat-inducing battle royale …
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Overwatch
by Katie Zigelman, on March 19, 2020
Survey At Spectrum Labs, we're always interested in gaming companies that challenge public perceptions of toxicity and use behavioral science techniques to reign in negative and highly-toxic language. One of …
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by Katie Zigelman, on March 17, 2020
Survey As social gaming continues to mature and expand across the gaming industry, almost every socially-driven video game is running into a core issue. Player toxicity (e.g., misogyny, racism, sexual …
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Valve
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Overwatch
Minerva
by Katie Zigelman, on March 4, 2020
Survey Young children in the age groups under 15 are a huge sector in the video gaming market. With fewer pressures and responsibilities than older teenagers and young adults, these …
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by Katie Zigelman, on February 12, 2020
Survey Dating apps: they're a great way to connect with potential dates that you might not otherwise meet on your own, expanding your pool of potential dates and increasing the …
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dating apps
#saferinternetday
catfishing
by Katie Zigelman, on February 11, 2020
Survey Today is Safer Internet Day — and in just a few days it will be Valentine’s Day. Which got me to thinking: just as we should be celebrating the ones …
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by Lee Davis, on February 10, 2020
Survey On February 11, 2020, we will once again have the opportunity to celebrate Safer Internet Day. Safer Internet Day is a day to raise safety and awareness across the country …
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