Olympics: Japan begins 24-hr social media monitoring at Milan Cortina Games

The Japanese Olympic Committee has begun round-the-clock monitoring of social media to identify abusive posts targeting Japan's Olympians competing at the Milan Cortina Games.It is the first time the organization has established a local office at an overseas Olympics, with six staff members in Italy and another 16 in Japan tasked with finding posts defaming Japanese athletes.The operation will use artificial intelligence technology to flag posts that use derogatory language, with staff members then reviewing them. If the post is considered highly malicious, the JOC will request its removal …READ FULL ARTICLE