Exploratory Data Analysis on Code-mixed Misogynistic Comments

Conceitos Básicos

NLP techniques aid in detecting misogyny in code-mixed Hinglish comments.

Resumo

In this study, the authors focus on exploring misogynistic comments in code-mixed Hinglish from YouTube videos. They highlight the rise of online hate speech and cyberbullying, particularly affecting women. The lack of studies addressing misogyny detection in under-resourced languages is emphasized. A novel dataset of YouTube comments labeled as 'Misogynistic' and 'Non-misogynistic' is presented for analysis. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) techniques are applied to gain insights into sentiment scores, word patterns, and more. The paper discusses the motivation behind the study, hypothesis, literature review on misogyny detection and code-mixed languages, dataset details, EDA findings, PCA results with distinct clusters identified, research questions answered through EDA insights, and concludes by outlining future steps for machine learning model training.

Estatísticas

Women are disproportionately more likely to be victims of online abuse.
The dataset consists of 2,229 YouTube comments labeled as 'Misogynistic' (181) and 'Non-misogynistic' (2,048).
Misogynistic comments are generally longer than non-misogynistic ones.
The average number of characters per comment is 115.22.
Most comments show slightly positive sentiment scores using TextBlob.

Citações

"Platforms employ techniques such as keyword filtering and manual content moderation to remove hateful and offensive content."
"Users from multicultural countries combine their local languages with English in online posts."
"Hate speech detection is crucial while keeping the context of the conversation in mind."

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Exploratory Data Analysis on Code-mixed Misogynistic Comments

by Sargam Yadav... às arxiv.org 03-18-2024

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2403.09709.pdf

Perguntas Mais Profundas

How can NLP techniques be further enhanced to detect misogyny across various languages effectively?

To enhance NLP techniques for detecting misogyny across different languages effectively, several strategies can be implemented. Firstly, developing language-specific models and datasets for under-resourced languages is crucial. This involves training models on diverse linguistic data to capture the nuances of each language accurately. Additionally, incorporating contextual embeddings from transformer-based models like BERT or RoBERTa can improve the understanding of code-mixed text commonly found in social media posts.
Furthermore, leveraging multilingual pre-trained models that support multiple languages simultaneously can aid in detecting misogynistic content across various linguistic contexts. Fine-tuning these models on specific datasets related to hate speech and misogyny detection can enhance their performance significantly. Moreover, integrating cross-lingual transfer learning techniques allows knowledge sharing between languages, enabling better generalization and adaptation to new linguistic patterns.
Lastly, exploring advanced sentiment analysis methods that consider cultural differences and context-specific expressions is essential for improving the accuracy of misogyny detection in multilingual settings. By combining these approaches with robust annotation processes and continuous model evaluation, NLP techniques can be further refined to effectively identify misogynistic content across a wide range of languages.

What challenges might arise when applying EDA techniques to datasets with imbalanced class distributions?

When dealing with imbalanced class distributions in datasets during Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), several challenges may arise:

Biased Insights: Imbalanced classes may lead to biased insights during analysis as the minority class might not receive adequate representation in statistical summaries or visualizations.

Misinterpretation: The imbalance could result in misinterpreting patterns or trends within the data due to an overemphasis on the majority class while neglecting important characteristics of the minority class.

Model Performance: Imbalance poses challenges when building predictive models as algorithms tend to favor predicting the majority class more accurately while struggling with minority class prediction.

Statistical Significance: Drawing statistically significant conclusions becomes challenging when one class dominates over others since traditional statistical measures may not apply uniformly across all classes.

To address these challenges, resampling techniques such as oversampling (replicating instances from minority classes) or undersampling (reducing instances from majority classes) can help balance out dataset proportions before conducting EDA. Additionally, using advanced visualization methods tailored for imbalanced data sets like SMOTE-NC method which generates synthetic samples based on nearest neighbors' information but does not change categorical variables directly would provide a clearer picture during exploratory analysis.

How can social media platforms improve their current methods for filtering out toxic content beyond keyword filtering?

Social media platforms have room for improvement in filtering out toxic content beyond traditional keyword filtering by implementing more sophisticated strategies:

Contextual Understanding: Enhance Natural Language Processing capabilities by incorporating sentiment analysis tools that understand contextually nuanced language use rather than solely relying on keywords.

Machine Learning Models: Implement machine learning algorithms trained specifically on diverse forms of toxic behavior instead of just keywords alone; this enables platforms to detect subtle variations indicative of toxicity.

User Behavior Analysis: Monitor user interactions comprehensively including likes/dislikes ratios, comment threads dynamics, and historical user activity patterns alongside textual content analysis for a holistic view towards identifying toxicity.

4 .Multimodal Approach: Incorporate image recognition technology along with text processing algorithms allowing identification of harmful images/videos complementing text-based moderation efforts
5 .Human Moderation Oversight: Combine automated systems with human moderators who are well-equipped at understanding cultural nuances ensuring accurate interpretation especially concerning code-mixed texts prevalent among multicultural users
By adopting these advanced approaches alongside continuous monitoring and updating mechanisms based on evolving online behaviors will enable social media platforms to enhance their ability significantly filter out toxic content proactively beyond basic keyword filters alone