论文标题
阴谋机 - 社交机器人在Covid-19 Infodemic中的作用
Conspiracy Machines -- The Role of Social Bots during the COVID-19 Infodemic
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论文摘要
无处不在的共凝vid-19-大流行引起了误导的平行传播，也称为不良血症。因此，社交媒体已成为应用社交机器人的目标，即模仿人类行为的算法。可以通过扩大错误的信息，谣言或阴谋理论来利用它们对社交媒体发挥影响的能力，这些理论可能对社会有害和掌握大流行。通过应用社会机器人检测和内容分析技术，本研究旨在确定社交机器人在twitter上的19个讨论的程度。在542,345个用户的样本中，总共检测到78个推定机器人。分析表明，同时传播错误信息的机器人般的用户散布了来自著名资源的新闻。这项研究的发现为改善机器人检测和通过社交机器人管理潜在威胁的改善带来了影响。
The omnipresent COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to a parallel spreading of misinformation, also referred to as an Infodemic. Consequently, social media have become targets for the application of social bots, that is, algorithms that mimic human behaviour. Their ability to exert influence on social media can be exploited by amplifying misinformation, rumours, or conspiracy theories which might be harmful to society and the mastery of the pandemic. By applying social bot detection and content analysis techniques, this study aims to determine the extent to which social bots interfere with COVID- 19 discussions on Twitter. A total of 78 presumptive bots were detected within a sample of 542,345 users. The analysis revealed that bot-like users who disseminate misinformation, at the same time, intersperse news from renowned sources. The findings of this research provide implications for improved bot detection and managing potential threats through social bots during ongoing and future crises.
