August 7, 2025

Interrogating content moderation systems in indigenous and low-resource languages of the Global South

Online

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

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Date: Thursday, August 7th, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (EST)

How do content moderation systems operate in non-English contexts, particularly low-resource languages of the Majority World? While there is a growing body of research on content moderation systems and their impacts, much of this research approaches the problem with a Western lens. In this webinar we discuss results from a recently concluded Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) research project that addressed this question using four case studies: Maghrebi Arabic, Kiswahili, Tamil, and Quechua. We present an overview of our findings and recommendations for how content moderation systems could better operate for low-resource and indigenous languages and the populations that post on social media in these languages. We also examine the capabilities and limitations of using large language models as part of these content moderation systems. 

To explore these themes in more detail the webinar will feature a series of one on one conversations between CDT researchers and civil society representatives from the Global South. Live interpretation will be available in English, Swahili, Arabic, and Spanish. 

Please join us to learn more and discuss how we can make content moderation on social media more equitable across languages.

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