出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：Bots have become prevalent among various social media platforms. Bot activity may appear harmless in nature butcan have a significant impact on public opinion in elections and other societal matters. Automation techniques allowbots to dodge security measures and distribute unsolicited information, often to the detriment of users of online socialmedia platforms. In our study, we developed a bot-deployment process and investigated bot deployment, detection,and prevention on two social media platforms: Twitter and Reddit. We uncovered the vulnerabilities of both platformsas well as the limitations they place on social media bots. After evaluating both systems, we propose suggestions foroptimal detection and removal of unwanted bot activity.
关键词：Bots; Social Media; Account Automation; Reddit; Twitter; Computational Propaganda
