The paradigm-shift of social spambots: Evidence, theories, and tools for the arms race

Cresci, Stefano; Di Pietro, Roberto; Petrocchi, Marinella; Spognardi, Angelo; Tesconi, Maurizio

doi:10.48550/arxiv.1701.03017

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The paradigm-shift of social spambots: Evidence, theories, and tools for the arms race

Published in Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) • Jan 11, 2017

Authors:

Stefano Cresci

Roberto Di Pietro

Marinella Petrocchi

Abstract

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, we extensively study this novel phenomenon on Twitter and we provide quantitative evidence that a paradigm-shift exists...

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Phenomenon

Data science

Social media

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