Cyborgs, trolls and bots: A guide to online misinformation
Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.
Feb 07, 2020
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Internet
News tagged with fake accounts
Internet
Twitter brings back election labels for 2020 US candidates
Twitter is bringing back special labels to help users identify accounts and tweets from U.S. political candidates.
Dec 12, 2019
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NATO researchers: Social media failing to stop manipulation
Social media companies are failing to stop manipulated activity, according to a report Friday by NATO-affiliated researchers who said they were easily able to buy tens of thousands of likes, comments and views on Facebook, ...
Dec 06, 2019
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Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts
Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation.
Nov 13, 2019
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US hits dating operator over 'fake love interest' messages
Did the response to your online dating profile seem too good to be true?
Sep 25, 2019
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Twitter closes thousands of fake news accounts worldwide
Twitter said Friday it shut down thousands of accounts worldwide for spreading misinformation, including some artificially amplifying pro-Saudi messaging as part of a regional propaganda war.
Sep 20, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Bots might prove harder to detect in 2020 elections
USC Information Sciences Institute (USC ISI) computer scientist, Emilio Ferrara, has new research indicating that bots or fake accounts enabled by artificial intelligence on social media have evolved and are now better able ...
Sep 05, 2019
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US plans for fake social media run afoul of Facebook rules
Facebook said Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would be violating the company's rules if agents create fake profiles to monitor the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country.
Sep 04, 2019
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US to use fake social media to check people entering country
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship.
Aug 31, 2019
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