3 papers
Paid to Look Like Truth: The Prevalence and Dark Patterns of Advertorials in News Outlets
Emmanouil Papadogiannakis, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Nicolas Kourtellis +1
A reader browsing through an online article is highly likely to encounter an advertorial, often without realizing it. Advertorials represent a relatively new marketing strategy whe…
Before & After: The Effect of EU's 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation
Emmanouil Papadogiannakis, Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Nicolas Kourtellis +1
Over the past few years, the European Commission has made significant steps to reduce disinformation in cyberspace. One of those steps has been the introduction of the 2022 "Streng…
I Know What You Bought Last Summer: Investigating User Data Leakage in E-Commerce Platforms
Ioannis Vlachogiannakis, Emmanouil Papadogiannakis, Panagiotis Papadopoulos +2
In the digital age, e-commerce has transformed the way consumers shop, offering convenience and accessibility. Nevertheless, concerns about the privacy and security of personal inf…