Bertie Vidgen, Author at Social Science Space

Bertie Vidgen

In my research I study the drivers and patterns of xenophobic behaviour on social media. I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford and the Alan Turing Institute. Before that, I completed a BA in History and Politics at the University of Warwick (2013) and an MA in Ideology and Discourse Analysis at the University of Essex (2014).

How can Social Media Help After Terror Attacks?

What can social media platforms do after terrorist attacks? Bertie Vidgen believes that social media could actually stop more hateful content in the aftermath of a terror attack.

4 years ago

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A Tool that Detects the Strength of Hate Speech on Twitter

A new machine learning tool can detect and classify different strengths of Islamophobic hate speech on Twitter. Bertie Vidgen and Taha Yasseri explain their processes in creating a new tool that detects Islamophobic hate speech on Twitter.

5 years ago

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