Twitter is trying to use machine learning in order to protect users from these kinds of threats, but CTO Parag Agarwal has discussed the issues that are being faced with this sort of thing. In spite of the fact that Twitter is using machine learning, a lot of misinformation as well as hate speech ends up slipping through the cracks. The reason behind this is that there are still problems that need to be ironed out when it comes to hate speech, and there are four particular problems that Twitter seems to be facing in this regard.
Machine power bots that are trying to manipulate the algorithm are a real source of annoyance and they are one of the problems that are being faced. Sometimes these bots are being used strategically by humans instead of being allowed to run amok. In a lot of situations there are human manipulators who make accounts on the platform in an attempt to subvert the conversation. There are also a number of real accounts out there that end up getting compromised in some way, shape or form.

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