IndicCONAN: A Multilingual Dataset for Combating Hate Speech in Indian Context
Nihar Ranja Sahoo,
Gyana Prakash Beria,
Pushpak Bhattacharyya
Abstract:Hate speech (HS) is a growing concern in many parts of
the world, including India, where it has led to numerous instances of violence and discrimination. The development of
effective counter-narratives (CNs) is a critical step in combating hate speech, but there is a lack of research in this
area, especially in non-English languages. In this paper, we
introduce a new dataset, IndicCONAN, of counter-narratives
against hate speech in Hindi and Indian English. We propose a scalable human-in-the-loop approach for … Show more
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