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Communications of the ACM· 2016Q1

The rise of social bots

Emilio Ferrara, Onur Varol, Clayton Davis, Filippo Menczer et al.

Short summary

Sophisticated social bots now pose a significant threat to online ecosystems and society.

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Key points

  • Social bots have become increasingly sophisticated.
  • These bots can endanger online ecosystems.
  • Their presence poses a threat to society.

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Abstract

Today's social bots are sophisticated and sometimes menacing. Indeed, their presence can endanger online ecosystems as well as our society.

The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Communications of the ACM, 2016 · DOI ↗

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Field: Information Systems

Information SystemsComputer Science