How to Deal With Trolling, Bots and Fake Accounts? Experts Answer!

Social networks are being weaponized, on a large scale, in order to fabricate support for political viewpoints, alter perceived sentiment about social issues, perpetuate scams, and recruit members of the public into supporting extremist ideologies. In this video, cyber security expert goes through what are fake accounts and bots, what is trolling and why it is done, and most importantly, what can you do about these accounts.

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DISCOVERING HIDDEN TWITTER AMPLIFICATION
"In this article, I’d like to share methodology I’ve been developing to observe “behind the scenes” amplification on Twitter. I will illustrate how I have applied this methodology in an attempt to discover political disinformation around pro-leave brexit topics"
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WHY IS SOMEBODY CREATING AN ARMY OF TWITTER BOTS?
"There’s been some speculation this week regarding Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Why? Because its follower count “dramatically” increased (according to reports) due to a bunch of bots. Since Twitter analytics are my thing at the moment, I decided to do some digging."
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