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cs.SI2017★ 168 cited
Social Fingerprinting: detection of spambot groups through DNA-inspired behavioral modeling
Stefano Cresci, Roberto Di Pietro, Marinella Petrocchi +2
Spambot detection in online social networks is a long-lasting challenge involving the study and design of detection techniques capable of efficiently identifying ever-evolving spam…
cs.SI2017★ 381 cited
The paradigm-shift of social spambots: Evidence, theories, and tools for the arms race
Stefano Cresci, Roberto Di Pietro, Marinella Petrocchi +2
Recent studies in social media spam and automation provide anecdotal argumentation of the rise of a new generation of spambots, so-called social spambots. Here, for the first time,…