Language models (LMs) are pretrained on diverse data sources, including news, discussion
forums, books, and online encyclopedias. A significant portion of this data includes opinions …

Twitter bot detection has become a crucial task in efforts to combat online misinformation,
mitigate election interference, and curb malicious propaganda. However, advanced Twitter …

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used for accessing information on the web.
Their truthfulness and factuality are thus of great interest. To help users make the right …

This study introduces methods for identifying search directives—content that could prompt
an online search—and explores their presence on social media. Search directives can be …

Twitter bot detection is vital in combating misinformation and safeguarding the integrity of
social media discourse. While malicious bots are becoming more and more sophisticated …

As independently-contracted employees, gig workers disproportionately suffer the
consequences of workplace surveillance, which include increased pressures to work …

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigations, which rely entirely on publicly available
data such as social media, play an increasingly important role in solving crimes and holding …

Modelling and forecasting real-life human behaviour using online social media is an active
endeavour of interest in politics, government, academia, and industry. Since its creation in …

AI has revolutionized the processing of various services, including the automatic facial
verification of people. Automated approaches have demonstrated their speed and efficiency …

Collective intelligence among gig workers yields considerable advantages, including
improved information exchange, deeper social bonds, and stronger advocacy for better …