The first video game to depict Germany's 1933-45 Nazi era uncensored, showing the swastika and image of Adolf Hitler, was revealed at a tradeshow this week. 'Through the Darkest of Times' was presented this week at Gamescom, Europe's biggest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment. The new title will allow players to enrol as members of the'Red Orchestra', a network of groups who fought the Nazis before and during World War II. The video game's use of the Swastika has sparked debate over whether it is an advance for artistic freedom or whether it poses a danger of radicalisation. A 1998 court ruling blocked video games from using Nazi symbols, with judges fearing at the time that children'will grow up with these symbols and insignia and grow accustomed to them'.

Simple yet effective, they are easily visualized, intuitively understood, and a great place to start when trying to understand what this artificial intelligence stuff is all about. Right now, out in the real-world, decision trees are being used to predict which customers will default on a loan, which credit card transactions are fraudulent, and which stocks are a good buy this week. This technology is already embedded all around us. Smart corporations have already been using this stuff for years, and now government is getting in on the action. As these systems become more sophisticated, and more embedded in every aspect of our daily lives, being an informed citizen means having at least a basic understanding of this stuff.

An increase in hate speech, extremism, fake news and other content which violate the community standards has seen them strengthening policies, re-working algorithms and adding staff to curb the menace. In this article, we examine what works with algorithms and what doesn't as relates to social moderation. Online platforms are plagued by inappropriate texts, images, and videos which somehow manage to slip through the cracks. In many cases, online media platforms respond by implementing smarter algorithms to help identify inappropriate content. But what is artificial intelligence capable of capturing and where does it fail miserably.