Mexico City Hub’s Ruíz at Davos: If We Start Permitting Hate Speech Against LGBT People on Social Media, It Will Increase Violence in Real World

RUIZ Sure Well hello ░░░░░░░░ thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ here You know I ░░░░░░░░ been working on AI ░░░░░░░░ more than 5 years ░░░░░░░░ have the pleasure of ░░░░░░░░ honor member from Women ░░░░░░░░ AI for Mexico City ░░░░░░░░ well when it comes ░░░░░░░░ talk about social media ░░░░░░░░ s very concerning because ░░░░░░░░ have been growing up ░░░░░░░░ this digital space where ░░░░░░░░ used to be or ░░░░░░░░ I used to feel ░░░░░░░░ and nowadays it has ░░░░░░░░ some strange place for ░░░░░░░░ We are facing new ░░░░░░░░ or maybe let s ░░░░░░░░ new algorithms that are ░░░░░░░░ this hostile environment for ░░░░░░░░ FAJZULLIN How is that ░░░░░░░░ What s changing with ░░░░░░░░ algorithm right now RUIZ ░░░░░░░░ Well let s say ░░░░░░░░ for the past years ░░░░░░░░ have had this kind ░░░░░░░░ algorithms that reduces the ░░░░░░░░ speech but nowadays that ░░░░░░░░ of regulation on hate ░░░░░░░░ it s not here ░░░░░░░░ We are changing the ░░░░░░░░ we interact with each ░░░░░░░░ We are facing a ░░░░░░░░ of hate through bots ░░░░░░░░ also this is concerning ░░░░░░░░ the way we face ░░░░░░░░ world the way we ░░░░░░░░ with each other it ░░░░░░░░ not only in the ░░░░░░░░ world it s also ░░░░░░░░ the digital one So ░░░░░░░░ have to feel safe ░░░░░░░░ these spaces because for ░░░░░░░░ in my country we ░░░░░░░░ been facing a lot ░░░░░░░░ violence The first non ░░░░░░░░ people that came into ░░░░░░░░ they were murdered in ░░░░░░░░ 2023 FAJZULLIN Wow RUIZ ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ hearing hate speech it ░░░░░░░░ s also about violence ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm RUIZ I ░░░░░░░░ telling backstage that we ░░░░░░░░ having and facing this ░░░░░░░░ about feminism that that ░░░░░░░░ are being killed as ░░░░░░░░ and one in three ░░░░░░░░ in Mexico that are ░░░░░░░░ killed are trans women ░░░░░░░░ this is something important ░░░░░░░░ was dubbed in to ░░░░░░░░ this statistic because it ░░░░░░░░ very alarming but I ░░░░░░░░ this is important because ░░░░░░░░ we start permitting this ░░░░░░░░ speech on social media ░░░░░░░░ could increase also hate ░░░░░░░░ on the physical world ░░░░░░░░ that s why social ░░░░░░░░ is also important for ░░░░░░░░