The internet is a wonderful place, but among the useful information, social opportunities, and cute animal pictures lie some wanting to be rude to others, making it all the more necessary to filter out some of this aggression. That's where new Chrome extension Tune comes in, as reported by Critical Hit.
This can be found on the Chrome Web Store, and is an experimental extension that lets users customise how much toxicity they see in comments, building on learning machine models and applying to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and more.
There's a 'zen mode' to skip comments completely, or you can turn the volume down and even customise the level of toxicity i.e. insults, profanity, and other filters. It's a part of the Conversation-AI project and is always learning, meaning there might be some mistakes right now with incorrect comments being filtered or toxic comments remaining unfiltered.
"Tune isn't meant to be a solution for direct targets of harassment (for whom seeing direct threats can be vital for their safety), nor is Tune a solution for all toxicity. Rather, it's an experiment to show people how machine learning technology can create new ways to empower people as they read discussions online," the product page reads.
Do you need this in your life?