Language experts to help identify internet trolls

by liamssoft | February 7, 2012 at 01:22 am
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University researchers are developing a system to help identify people who are behind offensive comments posted on the internet.

Linguistic experts at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) are working with police and child protection agencies to develop an automated system to recognise language patterns.

The aim is to track people who post anonymous malicious messages.

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