© 2020 Breaking the Silence – Machine Learning Identified Taboos by Amalia Foka.
machine learning identified taboos
international relations
LGBT+ Africans optimistic as Kenya awaits ruling on decriminalizing gay sex.
Kenyan media exploded with a disturbing story last month: «Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya during COVID-19 lockdown»,...
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The targeted killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani last week broke an old taboo: Finally a US president...
Read moreIsrael has never publicly acknowledged its nuclear arsenal
"The Bank of Israel just signaled that, in their view, moving to a negative interest rate, if required, is no...
Read moreHuman Rights Watch condemned Egypt
From Identity to Self Expression: The Evolution of Tattoo Culture in Egypt Tattoo culture in Egypt has a history that is...
Read moreThe Tokyo Games would be canceled this time if they can’t be held.
"If you’re trying to increase the percentage of overseas sales for your company, you can’t buy small," said Ken LeBrun,...
Read moreIn Kenya, high-risk early pregnancy has long been a societal challenge.
Kenyan media exploded with a disturbing story last month: «Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya during COVID-19 lockdown»,...
Read moreDeterrence, Norms, and the collapse of US political taboos.
Hostile takeovers among Japanese firms were considered almost taboo for years, but a flurry of bids in 2019 suggested a...
Read moreGuernsey’s Chief Minister shares sexual abuse past to break sexual harassment taboo?. Here’s what to binge-watch next.
It stood in stark contrast to the film industry, where sexual assault was rampant and sex wasn’t a taboo topic,...
Read moreThe Catholic Church uses its three I’s
The Roman Catholic Church allows only men to be ordained as priests and women have traditionally been consigned to the...
Read moreThe church’s concern with these issues is not new.
While the church became a welcome space for her to express her heritage, the community didn’t necessarily prove a comfortable...
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Breaking The Silence
Breaking The Silence uses machine learning methods to understand what are the contemporary taboo topics. It aims to highlight and bring to focus what topics are currently discussed as taboos. The generated summarizations underline the different topics discussed at different times and additionally the arguments for the creation, maintenance, or destruction of a taboo. Learn more.