{"id":339714,"date":"2017-05-01T06:50:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1483556"},"modified":"2017-05-01T06:50:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T22:50:30","slug":"hack-harassment-adds-an-interdisciplinary-board-to-tackle-online-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/hack-harassment-adds-an-interdisciplinary-board-to-tackle-online-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hack Harassment adds an interdisciplinary board to tackle online hate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg?w=738\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Hack Harassment, founded by Vox Media, Intel and Lady Gaga\u2019s youth-focused <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bornthisway.foundation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Born This Way organization<\/a>, will gear up to fight online harassment with the introduction of its first\u00a0advisory board. Comprised of members from anti-bullying research groups, AAA game developers, and some\u00a0things in between, the board will bring the collective experience of the multi-disciplinary leadership to bear on one of the web\u2019s most intractable problems.<\/p>\n<p>Members will serve as both strategists and public ambassadors for the organization, which seeks to combat online harassment with a mix of technical solutions and awareness campaigns. In February, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hackharassment.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hack Harassment<\/a> teamed up with Kesha to launch its first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/music\/2017\/02\/03\/kesha-psa-hack-harassment\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anti-harassment PSA<\/a>, a short, punchy YouTube video that invites viewers to join the musician in the fight against online hate.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube c5\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player c4\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6nyL5G495_4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hack Harassment\u2019s board brings together seven different voices with a range of perspectives and expertise:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michael Beadle<\/strong>, Director of Public Relations at Ubisoft<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabby Frost<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of Buddy Project<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iain Gray<\/strong>, Docker\u2019s Senior Vice President of Customer Success<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Sameer Hinduja<\/strong>, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Susan M. Swearer<\/strong>, Co-Director, Bullying Research Network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brittan Heller<\/strong>, Director of Technology and Society for the Anti-Defamation League<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephen Balkam<\/strong>, Founder &#038; CEO, Family Online Safety Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to its newly-minted members, the heterogenous mix is what makes the organization uniquely suited to rise to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what\u2019s unique and different about this group is that we represent a wide cross-section of individuals who care deeply about this issue \u2013 who have come together from various backgrounds \u2013 to really examine what can be done to decrease the frequency of online harassment,\u201d Heller told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo man is an island. If we really want to see less hate online, we have to share ideas and talk with leaders in other industries. I look forward to working with my fellow board members to make the internet safer for all us.\u2019<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1483567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter c6\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1483567 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-30-at-3-46-39-pm.png?w=680&#038;h=469\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-30-at-3-46-39-pm.png?w=680&#038;h=469 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-30-at-3-46-39-pm.png?w=1360&#038;h=938 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-30-at-3-46-39-pm.png?w=150&#038;h=103 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-30-at-3-46-39-pm.png?w=300&#038;h=207 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/screen-shot-2017-04-30-at-3-46-39-pm.png?w=768&#038;h=530 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stats behind Hack Harassment\u2019s mission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Combining their collective insight\u00a0from business, tech and research, Hack Harassment hopes it can effect positive change for one of the online world\u2019s thorniest issues. \u201cNot one group can solve the problem of online and offline harassment,\u201d Swearer said. \u201cIn order to reduce and eliminate harassment, we need the collective expertise from individuals across diverse fields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chris Loo, Hack Harassment director and head of global diversity and inclusion at Intel, is optimistic about the group\u2019s next steps. Following its star-powered PSA, Loo hopes to harness the innovation that has emerged at the Hack Harassment\u2019s hackathons.<\/p>\n<p>One of the organization\u2019s biggest next steps is tuning a harassment detection algorithm that it intends to open source. The algorithm starts with a basic understanding of what a hateful interaction might look like on Facebook or Twitter, for example, but with machine learning and crowdsourced input it can evolve into something much more nuanced. With a beta in the works, Loo hopes that user feedback can shape the technology into something that perceives subtle differences in communication across platforms and communities. He cautions against anti-harassment efforts that \u201caverage out peoples\u2019 opinions,\u201d since that kind of simple math tends to reframe the problem as something two-dimensional that doesn\u2019t reflect a complex reality.<\/p>\n<p>For Hack Harassment, defining the target behavior it seeks to change is both a starting point and one of the trickiest parts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if you took a universal data set, people have different ways of looking at what is harassment and whats not,\u201d Loo said. \u201cOne of the things we really honed in on is understanding what that looks like with different people. Whether it\u2019s a developer community or in gaming, it\u2019s going to look very different. Harassment is very personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><small>Featured Image: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-2448374p1.html\">Indypendenz<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\">Shutterstock<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/10\/shutterstock_328639421.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;Hack Harassment, founded by Vox Media, Intel and Lady Gaga&#8217;s youth-focused Born This Way organization, will gear up to fight online harassment with the introduction of its first\u00a0advisory board. Comprised of members from anti-bullying research groups, AAA game developers, and some\u00a0things in between, the board will bring the collective experience of the multi-disciplinary leadership to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/04\/30\/hack-harassment-board-members\/?ncid=rss\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:-BTjWOF_DHI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:-BTjWOF_DHI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?i=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=Xsgv8GDaVlc:HVAxamSX978:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~4\/Xsgv8GDaVlc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[59,66,26],"class_list":["post-339714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-media","tag-techcrunch","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}