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Killing the Password and Preserving Privacy with Device-Centric and Attribute-based Authentication
Kostantinos Papadamou, Savvas Zannettou, Bogdan Chifor +9
Current authentication methods on the Web have serious weaknesses. First, services heavily rely on the traditional password paradigm, which diminishes the end-users' security and u…
Who Let The Trolls Out? Towards Understanding State-Sponsored Trolls
Savvas Zannettou, Tristan Caulfield, William Setzer +3
Recent evidence has emerged linking coordinated campaigns by state-sponsored actors to manipulate public opinion on the Web. Campaigns revolving around major political events are e…
On the Origins of Memes by Means of Fringe Web Communities
Savvas Zannettou, Tristan Caulfield, Jeremy Blackburn +4
Internet memes are increasingly used to sway and manipulate public opinion. This prompts the need to study their propagation, evolution, and influence across the Web. In this paper…
The Web of False Information: Rumors, Fake News, Hoaxes, Clickbait, and Various Other Shenanigans
Savvas Zannettou, Michael Sirivianos, Jeremy Blackburn +1
A new era of Information Warfare has arrived. Various actors, including state-sponsored ones, are weaponizing information on Online Social Networks to run false information campaig…
What is Gab? A Bastion of Free Speech or an Alt-Right Echo Chamber?
Savvas Zannettou, Barry Bradlyn, Emiliano De Cristofaro +4
Over the past few years, a number of new "fringe" communities, like 4chan or certain subreddits, have gained traction on the Web at a rapid pace. However, more often than not, litt…
Large Scale Crowdsourcing and Characterization of Twitter Abusive Behavior
Antigoni-Maria Founta, Constantinos Djouvas, Despoina Chatzakou +6
In recent years, offensive, abusive and hateful language, sexism, racism and other types of aggressive and cyberbullying behavior have been manifesting with increased frequency, an…