Detection of bots in social media: a systematic review
Social media bots (automated accounts) attacks are organized crimes that pose potential
threats to public opinion, democracy, public health, stock market and other disciplines. While …
threats to public opinion, democracy, public health, stock market and other disciplines. While …
Social bot detection in the age of ChatGPT: Challenges and opportunities
E Ferrara - First Monday, 2023 - firstmonday.org
We present a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities in social bot
detection in the context of the rise of sophisticated AI-based chatbots. By examining the state …
detection in the context of the rise of sophisticated AI-based chatbots. By examining the state …
Botometer 101: Social bot practicum for computational social scientists
Social bots have become an important component of online social media. Deceptive bots, in
particular, can manipulate online discussions of important issues ranging from elections to …
particular, can manipulate online discussions of important issues ranging from elections to …
Arming the public with artificial intelligence to counter social bots
The increased relevance of social media in our daily life has been accompanied by efforts to
manipulate online conversations and opinions. Deceptive social bots—automated or semi …
manipulate online conversations and opinions. Deceptive social bots—automated or semi …
[PDF][PDF] # covid-19 on twitter: Bots, conspiracies, and social media activism
E Ferrara - arXiv preprint arXiv: 2004.09531, 2020 - drive.google.com
With people moving out of physical public spaces due to containment measures to tackle the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, online platforms become even more prominent …
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, online platforms become even more prominent …
Tampering with Twitter's sample API
Social media data is widely analyzed in computational social science. Twitter, one of the
largest social media platforms, is used for research, journalism, business, and government …
largest social media platforms, is used for research, journalism, business, and government …
Uncovering coordinated networks on social media: methods and case studies
Coordinated campaigns are used to influence and manipulate social media platforms and
their users, a critical challenge to the free exchange of information online. Here we introduce …
their users, a critical challenge to the free exchange of information online. Here we introduce …
What types of covid-19 conspiracies are populated by twitter bots?
E Ferrara - arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.09531, 2020 - arxiv.org
With people moving out of physical public spaces due to containment measures to tackle the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, online platforms become even more prominent …
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, online platforms become even more prominent …
Predictive analysis on Twitter: Techniques and applications
Predictive analysis of social media data has attracted considerable attention from the
research community as well as the business world because of the essential and actionable …
research community as well as the business world because of the essential and actionable …
Detection of malicious social bots: A survey and a refined taxonomy
M Latah - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
Social bots represent a new generation of bots that make use of online social networks
(OSNs) as command and control (C&C) channels. Malicious social bots have been used as …
(OSNs) as command and control (C&C) channels. Malicious social bots have been used as …