فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Introduction:
Arab media, particularly news channels, serve as vital platforms for disseminating information and news to the public. Recently, many headlines and images used in these media have incorporated symbols and dots within terms, partly due to the evolution of digital censorship and the reliance of social media and video platforms on artificial intelligence (AI) systems to enforce content moderation policies.
Challenges:
Ahmed Namita Al-Baqali, a researcher in the field of digital human rights protection, argues that these symbols or enhanced terms used by editors, journalists, and content creators are employed to circumvent lists of prohibited words containing sensitive terms, allowing content to be published without restrictions. However, digital censorship tools are continually evolving, exacerbating the challenges faced by publishers.
Impact of Artificial Intelligence:
According to researcher Ahmed Namita Al-Baqali, advancements in AI technology have endowed censorship systems with the extraordinary ability to recognize and manipulate symbols within publishers’ headlines, enhancing their capacity to prevent the spread of criminal and terrorist content. Nonetheless, AI programmers should focus on training their tools to understand the context and intent behind the use of terms, rather than solely concentrating on the words themselves.
Necessary Balance:
Al-Baqali adds that this evolution in digital censorship systems presents an opportunity to curb the spread of harmful content. However, it simultaneously poses challenges for professional publishers who rely on specific terminology for legitimate and ethical purposes. Therefore, the current challenge requires efforts to strike a balance between digital censorship and the rights of publishers and freedom of expression.
Al-Baqali provided examples of how symbols and enhanced terms are used to evade digital censorship:
- Term “Terrorism”: Direct avoidance of this term can be seen in headlines, such as: “Challenges facing society due to the rise of te.r.r.o.r.i.s.m.”
- Term “Zionists”: This term is avoided by distorting it, for example: “Challenges related to territorial na.t.u.r.e.”
- Term “Crime”: Used cautiously in headlines, such as: “Analysis of challenges associated with cr.i.m.e.”
- Term “Slaughter”: Avoided by presenting it differently, such as: “Challenges related to violent acts.”
- Term “Execution”: Avoided by presenting it indirectly, for example: “Analysis of challenges in the context of harsh penalties.”
Al-Baqali explained that these examples highlight the strategies used in Arab media to evade digital censorship by altering sensitive terms in headlines.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, researcher Ahmed Namita Al-Baqali emphasized that understanding the impact of digital censorship on the use of terminology in Arab media underscores the need to keep pace with technology and develop AI in a way that balances combating harmful content with safeguarding the rights of publishers and professional content.
Source: Fes News Media
