New Models for Deploying Counterspeech: Measuring Behavioral Change and Sentiment Analysis

Erin Saltman, Farshad Kooti and Karly Vockery

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2023, vol. 46, issue 9, 1547-1574

Abstract: The counterterrorism and CVE community has long questioned the effectiveness of counterspeech in countering extremism online. While most evaluation of counterspeech rely on limited reach and engagement metrics, this paper explores two models to better measure behavioral change and sentiment analysis. Conducted via partnerships between Facebook and counter-extremism NGOs, the first model uses A/B testing to analyze the effects of counterspeech exposure on low-prevalence-high-risk audiences engaging with Islamist extremist terrorist content. The second model builds upon online safety intervention approaches and the Redirect Method through a search based “get-help” module, redirecting white-supremacy and Neo-Nazi related search-terms to disengagement NGOs.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2021.1888404

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