AI RESEARCH
Beyond Literal Translation: Evaluating Cultural Effectiveness in Social Media UGC
arXiv CS.CL
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ArXi:2605.25626v1 Announce Type: new Social media platforms enable large-scale cross-lingual communication, but translating user-generated content (UGC) remains challenging due to its informal style, cultural references, and interaction-based expressions. While recent LLMs have improved translation quality, existing benchmarks and metrics often fail to capture whether translations convey intended meaning and cultural resonance in real-world settings. In this work, we