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Who is FAKE?
Discover Astroturfing or Attempts of Fake
Influence!
Lutz Finger Soumitra DuttaMiningData.biz
An Army of Bots
$ 2.76 million
The Social Net
The Social Net
The Analytics
The Problem
ANY measurement
(if useful)
Will be ATTACKED.
Mass Movement
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
Mass Movement
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
Mass Movement
Astroturf
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
Bots 1.0 – Spammer going Social
@you malware.com
@you-as-well malware.com
D fresh-contact malware.com
Bots 1.0 – Spammer going Social
10.000 messages
in 4 month
@PeaceKaren_25	
  
Jacob	
  Ratkiewicz	
  et.	
  al	
  	
  -­‐	
  2011	
  
10.000 messages
in 4 month
Bots 1.0 – Spammer going Social
@PeaceKaren_25	
  
Jacob	
  Ratkiewicz	
  et.	
  al	
  	
  -­‐	
  2011	
  
Look for Un-Normal
Training:
•  @spam
•  Manual classification
•  Honey Pots
Look for Un-Normal
Differences:
•  Time: Regular or Bursty
•  Heavy Hashtag Usage
•  Blacklisted URL
•  Spam Words
•  Few Friends
Grier	
  et	
  al.	
  2010	
  	
  	
  	
  (Berkeley)	
  
Training:
•  @spam
•  Manual classification
•  Honey Pots
Thus Social Networks acted….
Thus Social Networks acted….
2013
7% SPAM
20122011
20% detection
Detected but still Dangerous
SMEAR Campaigns
Denial of
INFORMATION
Bot 2.0 – Social Bots
Analytics ToolsConversation Bots
More Human
Social Friend @JamesMTitus
More Human
Social Friend @JamesMTitus
More Human
Social Friend @JamesMTitus
Knowledge Lajello
More Human
Silent Influencer @Al_AGW
Social Friend @JamesMTitus
Knowledge Lajello
Can Bots do Astroturfing?
Can Bots do Astroturfing?
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
Can Bots do Astroturfing?
INTENTION / INFLUENCE
•  Opinion leaders (Katz 1955)
•  Influentials (Merton 1968)
•  Mavens & connectors (Gladwell 2000)
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
Can Bots do Astroturfing?
To create
Intention
Is not easy
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
Can Bots do Astroturfing?
Readiness
Multiple Sources
Topic Dependence
•  Reach
•  Intention
•  Ease of Action
To create
Intention
Is not easy
But it is NOT impossible
But it is NOT impossible
Arjun	
  Mukherjee	
  et.al.	
  	
  
Influence the News
50%
Influence the News
50%
55%
Influence the News
0	
   20.000	
   40.000	
   60.000	
   80.000	
   100.000	
   120.000
N	
  Korean	
  leader	
  Kim	
  Jong-­‐il	
  dies	
  
AnMmaNer	
  atom	
  trapped	
  for	
  first	
  Mme,	
  say	
  scienMsts	
  	
  
Neutrinos	
  beat	
  light	
  speed	
  again	
  
Earth-­‐like	
  planet	
  found	
  in	
  the	
  "habitable	
  zone"	
  
No	
  rhinos	
  remain	
  in	
  West	
  Africa	
  
Eurozone	
  debt	
  web:	
  Who	
  owes	
  what	
  to	
  whom?	
  
Writer	
  Christopher	
  Hitchens	
  dies	
  
BBC	
  apology	
  for	
  Clarkson	
  comments	
  
'Witch's	
  coNage'	
  found	
  in	
  Pendle	
  
In	
  pictures:	
  ApocalypMc	
  Manchester	
  
Social	
  Media	
  Index	
  
Clicking	
  
Sharing	
  
CommenMng	
  
50%
on	
  the	
  courtesy	
  of	
  	
  	
  
55%
Truth about the Truth
Thus how to spot them?
INDIVIDUAL
•  Not ‘loud’
•  Might be human
•  Missing trainings data
Thus how to spot them?
GROUP
•  Similarity of group
•  Description, Focus,
Tweets…
INDIVIDUAL
•  Not ‘loud’
•  Might be human
•  Missing trainings data
Outlook
•  Arm’s length Race
•  Verification
•  Avoid Training Spammer
•  The New Gatekeeper
Thanks
MiningData.Biz
LutzFinger.com SoumitraDutta.com

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