{"id":62963,"date":"2018-01-31T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-launches-digital-task-force-of-advocacy-groups-tech-companies-and-community-leaders-to-address-anti-lgbtq-online-bias\/"},"modified":"2018-01-31T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T17:00:26","slug":"glaad-launches-digital-task-force-of-advocacy-groups-tech-companies-and-community-leaders-to-address-anti-lgbtq-online-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-launches-digital-task-force-of-advocacy-groups-tech-companies-and-community-leaders-to-address-anti-lgbtq-online-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD launches Digital Task Force of advocacy groups, tech companies, and community leaders to address anti-LGBTQ online bias"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLAAD launches Digital Task Force of advocacy groups, tech companies, and community leaders to address anti-LGBTQ online bias<\/b><\/p>\n

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Last night GLAAD, The Webby Awards, and Conde Nast presented a panel discussion, \u2018Preserving the Digital Lifeline for LGBTQ People,\u2019 that addressed the unique lifelines and dangers that the Internet poses for LGBTQ people. At the event, held at WeWork Fulton Center, GLAAD announced the launch of the #digitaltaskforce, a coalition of advocacy groups, tech companies, and community leaders that will come together to address systemic problems in online bias.<\/p>\n

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Tonight we discussed how the larger Internet community can create technology that is equitable and safe for all who use it: t.co\/c2osarb2xJ<\/a> @TheWebbyAwards<\/a> @them<\/a> @glaad<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ADHV4MNdzy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Check out video<\/a> of the panel here:\u00a0\u00a0livestream.com\/wework\/events\/8036664\/videos\/169547150<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cGLAAD is the leading voice of LGBTQ acceptance, and a powerful force fighting back against the targeting and erasure of LGBTQ people that we are currently experiencing,\u201d said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD. \u201cAs new challenges face the LGBTQ community, GLAAD creates new tools to fight back. Our digital work has spanned over a decade but today we are creating a new Digital Task Force that will directly address anti-LGBTQ bias online and will improve the daily lives and experiences of LGBTQ people.”<\/p>\n

The inaugural issue that the #digitaltaskforce will tackle is bias in machine learning, a product issue that affects the tech industry across brands. Machine learning that conflates good content with bad content and makes sweeping decisions, has been removing important, educational, and even life-saving LGBTQ content from the Internet — including GLAAD\u2019s information and resources on trans<\/a> and bi<\/a> people.<\/p>\n

Major moments in anti-LGBTQ bias in machine learning:<\/p>\n

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