Conspiracy theories and social media platforms
Conspiracy theories proliferate online. We provide an overview of information consumption
patterns related to conspiracy content on four mainstream social media platforms (Facebook …
patterns related to conspiracy content on four mainstream social media platforms (Facebook …
Fake news propagation: A review of epidemic models, datasets, and insights
Fake news propagation is a complex phenomenon influenced by a multitude of factors
whose identification and impact assessment is challenging. Although many models have …
whose identification and impact assessment is challenging. Although many models have …
Metaverse: Security and privacy issues
R Di Pietro, S Cresci - … conference on trust, privacy and security …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The metaverse promises a host of bright opportunities for business, economics, and society.
Though, a number of critical aspects are still to be considered and the analysis of their …
Though, a number of critical aspects are still to be considered and the analysis of their …
The efficacy of Facebook's vaccine misinformation policies and architecture during the COVID-19 pandemic
Online misinformation promotes distrust in science, undermines public health, and may drive
civil unrest. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Facebook—the world's largest …
civil unrest. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Facebook—the world's largest …
The covid-19 infodemic: Twitter versus facebook
The global spread of the novel coronavirus is affected by the spread of related
misinformation—the so-called COVID-19 Infodemic—that makes populations more …
misinformation—the so-called COVID-19 Infodemic—that makes populations more …
Anatomy of an AI-powered malicious social botnet
Large language models (LLMs) exhibit impressive capabilities in generating realistic text
across diverse subjects. Concerns have been raised that they could be utilized to produce …
across diverse subjects. Concerns have been raised that they could be utilized to produce …
A survey on multimodal disinformation detection
Recent years have witnessed the proliferation of offensive content online such as fake news,
propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation. While initially this was mostly about textual …
propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation. While initially this was mostly about textual …
Make reddit great again: assessing community effects of moderation interventions on r/the_donald
A Trujillo, S Cresci - Proceedings of the ACM on Human-computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The subreddit r/The_Donald was repeatedly denounced as a toxic and misbehaving online
community, reasons for which it faced a sequence of moderation interventions by Reddit …
community, reasons for which it faced a sequence of moderation interventions by Reddit …
Coordinated inauthentic behavior and information spreading on Twitter
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 …
suspicious, or exceptional similarity) in information spreading on Twitter by quantifying the …
Cross-platform information spread during the January 6th capitol riots
Social media has become an integral component of the modern information system. An
average person typically has multiple accounts across different platforms. At the same time …
average person typically has multiple accounts across different platforms. At the same time …