We present a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities in social bot
detection in the context of the rise of sophisticated AI-based chatbots. By examining the state …

Online social media represent an oftentimes unique source of information, and having
access to reliable and unbiased content is crucial, especially during crises and contentious …

Social media moderation policies are often at the center of public debate, and their
implementation and enactment are sometimes surrounded by a veil of mystery …

Pollution of online social spaces caused by rampaging d/misinformation is a growing
societal concern. However, recent decisions to reduce access to social media APIs are …

The issue of quantifying and characterizing various forms of social media manipulation and
abuse has been at the forefront of the computational social science research community for …

Coordinated information operations remain a persistent challenge on social media, despite
platform efforts to curb them. While previous research has primarily focused on identifying …

Social media platforms, particularly Twitter, have become pivotal arenas for influence
campaigns, often orchestrated by state-sponsored information operations (IOs). This paper …

Misinformation proliferation on social media platforms is a pervasive threat to the integrity of
online public discourse. Genuine users, susceptible to others' influence, often unknowingly …

Online hate messaging is a pervasive issue plaguing the well-being of social media users.
This research empirically investigates a novel theory positing that online hate may be driven …

Do we live in a" Golden Age of Conspiracy Theories?" In the last few decades, conspiracy
theories have proliferated on the Internet with some having dangerous real-world …