3 papers
cs.CY2025
Towards an Automated Framework to Audit Youth Safety on TikTok
Linda Xue, Francesco Corso, Nicolo' Fontana +3
This paper investigates the effectiveness of TikTok's enforcement mechanisms for limiting the exposure of harmful content to youth accounts. We collect over 7000 videos, classify t…
cs.CL2025
Evaluating AI capabilities in detecting conspiracy theories on YouTube
Leonardo La Rocca, Francesco Corso, Francesco Pierri
As a leading online platform with a vast global audience, YouTube's extensive reach also makes it susceptible to hosting harmful content, including disinformation and conspiracy th…
cs.CY2025
Evaluating open-source Large Language Models for automated fact-checking
Nicolo' Fontana, Francesco Corso, Enrico Zuccolotto +1
The increasing prevalence of online misinformation has heightened the demand for automated fact-checking solutions. Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as potential tools for…