We explore the effects of coordinated users (ie, users characterized by an unexpected,
suspicious, or exceptional similarity) in information spreading on Twitter by quantifying the …

Abstract The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine emphasises the role social media plays in
modern-day warfare, with conflict occurring in both the physical and information …

Since 2018, Twitter has steadily released into the public domain content discovered on the
platform and believed to be associated with information operations originating from more …

Large-scale online campaigns, malicious or otherwise, require a significant degree of
coordination among participants, which sparked interest in the study of coordinated online …

The internet and online social networks have resulted in dramatic changes in the information
landscape. Pessimistic views fear that networks and algorithms can limit exposure to various …

This work aims to establish whether astroturfing was used during the Covid-19 pandemic to
manipulate Spanish public opinion through Twitter. This study analyzes tweets published in …

As social media is a key conduit for the distribution of disinformation, much of the literature
on disinformation in elections has been focused on the internet and global social media …

Online information operations (IOs) refer to organized attempts to tamper with the regular
flow of information and to influence public opinion. Coordinated online behavior is a tactic …

The structure and mechanics of organized outreach around certain issues, such as in
propaganda networks, is constantly evolving on social media. We collect tweets on two …

Increasingly online platforms are becoming popular arenas of political amplification in India.
With known instances of pre-organized coordinated operations, researchers are questioning …