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The rise of social bots
Communications of the ACM · 2016 · Vol. 59(7) · pp. 96–104
Emilio Ferrara✉(University of Southern California)Onur Varol(Indiana University Bloomington)Clayton Davis(Indiana University Bloomington)Filippo Menczer(Indiana University Bloomington)Alessandro Flammini(Indiana University Bloomington)
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Today's social bots are sophisticated and sometimes menacing. Indeed, their presence can endanger online ecosystems as well as our society.
Spam and Phishing DetectionMisinformation and Its ImpactsAI in Service InteractionsThe InternetKey (lock)Social lifeSocial relation
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