AI-Based Hate Speech Detection System Using Video URLs for Effective Content Moderation

Countering online hate speech is essential for creating a safer digital space where positive interactions can thrive. As central hubs of global communication, platforms like YouTube require effective moderation through explainable and affective computing approaches. This study introduces a novel AI-driven system for detecting women-centric hate speech. We collected 11,245 YouTube video URLs using specific keywords, then extracted audio to create Urdu transcripts and transliterated them into Roman Urdu, resulting in two distinct datasets. Various feature sets were explored using classic machine learning and deep learning algorithms. Results showed that classical models achieved 0.90 accuracy on the Urdu dataset, while deep learning models reached 0.96 accuracy on Roman Urdu. The corpus is publicly available to promote transparency and further research. Comparative evaluations against existing English hate speech datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. This work lays the foundation for more ethical and transparent content moderation systems.