Social Data Lab

New #OpenAccess paper in @sociologyjnl "Towards an Ethical Framework for Publishing Twitter Data" @ESRC @NSMNSS journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

The social sciences are society’s ‘glue’ helping to tackle some of the most complex & pressing societal challenges. E.g. @hate_lab research led by @MattLWilliams has been directly embedded into the UK National Cyber Hate Crime Hub. Find out more➡️acss.org.uk/publications/t…

@unisouthampton @BAFA_UK @Tazeeb @UniOfSurrey @LSESocialPolicy @AntoSorace @EdinburghUni New Fellow Prof @MattLWilliams is Prof of Criminology & Director of @hate_lab & the Social Data Science Lab at @cardiffuni! His research focuses on hate crime, especially online, & his book, The Science of Hate, was published in 2021. acss.org.uk/news/the-acade…

Between 2012 & 2023 hate crimes in England & Wales rose by 252%. In this ep. of the We Society podcast @NeilChakraborti & @MattLWilliams join @williamnhutton to discuss the impact of hate crimes on the victims, their communities & wider British society.👂➡️podfollow.com/the-we-society…

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Explainable AI (XAI) decisions found to be biased towards WEIRD societies that favour individualistic over interdependent explanations…. linkedin.com/posts/prof-mat…

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨 In this week's episode we are joined by @_JessicaDavies and @MattLWilliams to discuss the many positives and negatives of social media in our politics, culture, society and more. open.spotify.com/episode/1oGYfW…

The power of restorative justice in cases of hate: Mother of Brianna Ghey and mother of her killer meet and decide to campaign. I’ve written about the sometimes amazing outcomes of getting victims of hate and their offenders in a room to talk… linkedin.com/posts/prof-mat…

Happy #WorldBookDay! I just found out my book, #TheScienceOfHate has been banned in Russia due to its content being classed as LGBTQ+ propaganda! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Get your copy here! amazon.co.uk/Science-Hate-p…

Hate crimes against trans people are up 11% on last year, and 70% on 2020. The Home Office state that trans issues have been heavily discussed by politicians, the media and on social media, which may have led to an increase in these offences. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-669848…

On this week’s NMF pod I speak to @MattLWillkams, author of Science of Hate (recommended must-read by @Baddiel ) & world-reknowned Professor of Criminology. We talk amygdalas, prefrontal cortex’s, #Trump, trolls, hate & #AndrewTate. Out now wherever you get your stuff 🎙️ #podcast

“Online hate doesn't just exist in a vacuum − it's not just going to stay online − in fact it often turns into real-world action.”  @Sarah_Moore28 @hate_lab’s research confirms this. eu.usatoday.com/story/news/inv…

“algorithmic antisemitism is driven by engagement metrics…Because extreme content…tends to capture the attention of users…such content racks up a lot of engagement…Hate is ‘sticky’… it gets recommended unless humans step in to adjust the algorithm.” eu.usatoday.com/story/money/20…

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NEW HATELAB REPORT: Online Hate Sent During the World Cup 2022. Study finds most hate posts were homophobic and 88% remain online at time of publication. #HopeUnited #RealScars #NoToHate #FootballForAll #fifaworldcup #worldcup #qatar #fifa #football hatelab.net/2023/04/04/hat…

Racist football fans are evading social media censors by using “coded” language and images to prevent their abuse being removed, an investigation into the 2022 World Cup has found. @mattlwilliams @hate_lab @cardiffuni telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/…

Analysing #TheScienceOfHate on The John Fugelsang podcast. Listen to @JohnFugelsang interview me about my latest book "The Science of Hate: How Prejudice Becomes Hate and what We Can Do to Stop it", just published in the US. 🎙️👉👉 open.spotify.com/episode/7byw6t…

The Douglas Coleman Show VE with Matthew Williams youtu.be/4jmyDQOj61Y via @YouTube @MattLWilliams #authors,#hatecrime,#douglascolemanshow,#hatespeech

Turkish translation of #TheScienceOfHate (“Nefretin Bilimi”) is published today by @okuyanus. #NoToHate

The power of sport is incredible. This is the story of how Mo Salah's brilliance reduced hate crime in Liverpool 🤯

🧠 Is hate innate? In this week's episode @MattLWilliams breaks down the science of hate and how we overcome subconscious prejudice.

A gear change from our usual nonsense, @JoeMarler and @TomFordyce meet Matt, a criminologist who specialises in hate crime. We talk about how extreme hate forms, explore shocking statistics and how we resolve prejudices. It's an important episode and one of our best shows yet.