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 …

The use of online social networks has made significant progress in recent years as the use
of the Internet has become widespread worldwide as the technological infrastructure and the …

As of March 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been responsible for over 115 million cases of
COVID-19 worldwide, resulting in over 2.5 million deaths. As the virus spread exponentially …

Malicious actors create inauthentic social media accounts controlled in part by algorithms,
known as social bots, to disseminate misinformation and agitate online discussion. While …

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 …

Recent studies in social media spam and automation provide anecdotal argumentation of
the rise of a new generation of spambots, so-called social spambots. Here, for the first time …

Millions of online posts about different topics and products are shared on popular social
media platforms. One use of this content is to provide crowd-sourced information about a …

Fake followers are those Twitter accounts specifically created to inflate the number of
followers of a target account. Fake followers are dangerous for the social platform and …

Social media platforms can expose influential trends in many aspects of everyday life.
However, the trends they represent can be contaminated by disinformation. Social bots are …

Social networks are very popular in today's world. Millions of people use various forms of
social networks as they allow individuals to connect with friends and family, and share …