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How do content moderation systems treat Indigenous languages online? CDT’s latest research report from Dhanaraj Thakur dives into how platforms moderate Quechua, a widely spoken but low-resource Indigenous language of South America—and reveals serious linguistic inequities. https://cdt.org/insights/moderating-quechua-content-on-social-media/
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Quechua speakers use platforms like Facebook to celebrate and preserve their language and culture—but face algorithmic discrimination, unjust content removals, and targeted harassment. Moderation systems built for Spanish or English are failing them. https://cdt.org/insights/moderating-quechua-content-on-social-media/
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Platforms are using LLMs to scale moderation—but experts say these tools aren’t ready for Quechua. Without native speakers on moderation teams or policies tailored to the language, harms go unchecked. Read the full report: https://cdt.org/insights/moderating-quechua-content-on-social-media/