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An Efficient Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Detecting Online Abusive Language

Ngo, Vuong M. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-8793-0504, Dang, Cach, Nguyen, Kien and Roantree, Mark orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1329-2570 (2026) An Efficient Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Detecting Online Abusive Language. In: 18th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems (ACIIDS-26), 13-15 April 2026, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ISBN 9819202620 (In Press)

Abstract
The digital age has expanded social media and online forums, allowing free expression for nearly 45% of the global population. Yet, it has also fueled online harassment, bullying, and harmful behaviors like hate speech and toxic comments across social networks, messaging apps, and gaming communities. Studies show 65% of parents notice hostile online behavior, and one-third of adolescents in mobile games experience bullying. A substantial volume of abusive content is generated and shared daily, not only on the surface web but also within dark web forums. Creators of abusive comments often employ specific words or coded phrases to evade detection and conceal their intentions. To address these challenges, we propose a hybrid deep learning model that integrates BERT, CNN, and LSTM architectures with a ReLU activation function to detect abusive language across multiple online platforms, including YouTube comments, online forum discussions, and dark web posts. The model demonstrates strong performance on a diverse and imbalanced dataset containing 77,620 abusive and 272,214 non-abusive text samples (ratio 1:3.5), achieving approximately 99% across evaluation metrics such as Precision, Recall, Accuracy, F1-score, and AUC. This approach effectively captures semantic, contextual, and sequential patterns in text, enabling robust detection of abusive content even in highly skewed datasets, as encountered in real-world scenarios.
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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:No
Uncontrolled Keywords:Child Abuse Comments; Social Media; Forums; Dark Web
Subjects:Computer Science > Artificial intelligence
Computer Science > Machine learning
Social Sciences > Bullying
Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Social psychology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Research Institutes and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Published in: Proceedings of the 18th Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems (ACIIDS-26). . Springer. ISBN 9819202620
Publisher:Springer
Official URL:https://aciids.pwr.edu.pl/2026/
Copyright Information:Authors
Funders:Research Ireland (12/RC/2289_P2)
ID Code:32436
Deposited On:24 Apr 2026 08:35 by Vuong M Ngo . Last Modified 24 Apr 2026 08:35
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