Glossar
From A like Algorithm to T like Troll. The most important terms, explained simply.
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AI
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a machine-based system designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment and that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments.
Algorithm
Algorithms are human-programmed instructions that tell computers step by step what to do and in what order to solve tasks and analyze data according to specific rules.
Ban
In gaming, players can be temporarily or permanently banned if they behave inappropriately and, for example, insult other players or spread hate speech.
Community Notes
A fact-checking system that was first introduced on X (formerly Twitter). In this system, content is not checked by professional fact-checking organizations but by the users themselves. They can write notes on posts to help classify them, provide more background information, or correct false statements. For such a note to be published, it must be rated as helpful by users with different opinions.
Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories are narratives or beliefs that attribute significant historical events or situations to secret, often malicious machinations of a small, hidden group, often diverging from the prevailing opinion and lacking sufficient credible evidence.
Counter Speech
Counter Speech in relation to "online hate" describes the linguistic reaction to hate speech and agitation. You try to take the strategy of the hater into account. It has been proven that empathetic counter speech has a de-escalating effect.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying describes systematic online attacks against individuals, e.g. in the form of threats, harassment or embarrassment. Unlike "hate speech," cyberbullying does not aim at entire groups, but at an individual.