[Air-L] Literature on fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter

Tue May 16 04:32:58 PDT 2017

Dear Nathalie,

Glad to hear that you could use the input.

Our article on cloaked Facebook pages was accepted to New Media & Society in late March, and a final, proofread version was submitted 10 days ago. So, it should be online soon.

I can send a link in this thread, when it comes out..

Best wishes,

- Johan Farkas

Johan Farkas
Assistant Lecturer & Research Assistant
IT University of Copenhagen
University of Bergen
Mail: jjfs at itu.dk
Phone: +4561346209

--- Latest article ---
Schou, J. and Farkas, J. (2016). Algorithms, Interfaces, and the Circulation of Information: Interrogating the Epistemological Challenges of Facebook. KOME - An International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry 4(1): 36-49.
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Emne: Re: [Air-L] Literature on fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter

Many thanks to those have responded by sharing references or explaining cases, this is very helpful!

Johan, I really look forward to reading your paper! Any idea on when it will be published online?

Best regards,
Nathalie

Nathalie Paton, PhD
Junior Researcher
University of Toulouse, France
EHESS, Paris, France

MC Cambre <mcambre at ualberta.ca> wrote:
This is an interesting topic, with a number of logistical challenges, a bit of a rabbit hole, if you will. For example, I had a fake account for 10 years, primary reason being that I was collecting data via Facebook, and also storing data there. Recently someone reported I had a fake name, and the account has been blocked, all evidence of it has disappeared across all groups, 'friends' and pages. To re-open it, I have to upload photo ID, 2 pieces. There is a youtube video on how to create fake ID for facebook accounts, etc. etc.

I want to highlight that mine was a fake profile, not a fake account (which I would define as a bot)

Because of the facebook crackdown on fake profiles, people who wish to mask their identity have been forced to go deeper into cover. There are a number of mechanisms by which the platform seeks out and closes all fake profiles, both robotic and human managed. Even people who no longer work for facebook, maintain the 'party line' - hard to get them to talk.

Kindly,
carolina

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 4:42 AM, Johan Dam Farkas <jjfs at itu.dk<mailto:jjfs at itu.dk>> wrote:

Dear Nathalie,

Research on this topic is unfortunately still scarse, especially in the context of Facebook.

Here are some articles on Twitter and social bots:
<https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2635800>
https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.5225
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2635800
<https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.5225>https://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/ICWSM/ICWSM16/paper/view/13015/12793

Otherwise, to do a bit of shameless self-promotion, me and two collegues have a forthcoming article in New Media & Society entitled: Cloaked Facebook pages: Exploring fake Islamist propaganda in social media. Should be out very soon.

Best wishes,
- Johan Farkas
<https://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/ICWSM/ICWSM16/paper/view/13015/12793>

Johan Farkas
Assistant Lecturer & Research Assistant
IT University of Copenhagen
University of Bergen
Mail: jjfs at itu.dk<mailto:jjfs at itu.dk>
Phone: <tel:%2B4561346209> +4561346209<tel:+4561346209>

--- Latest article ---
Schou, J. and Farkas, J. (2016). Algorithms, Interfaces, and the Circulation of Information: Interrogating the Epistemological Challenges of Facebook. KOME - An International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry 4(1): 36-49<tel:+333649>.
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Emne: [Air-L] Literature on fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter

Dear Internet researchers,

In the frame of research on political participation online, I am looking for recent literature on fake profiles. I am especially interested in fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter, or anything related that could be relevant.

My understanding of the situation is that robots are mainly used on Twitter to create fake accounts; they're used to automatically transfer content and generate audience around certain hashtags. On Facebook however, this operation is more complex since people would beed to subscribe to the fake accounts. But, as some researchers will probably notice, my understanding of the phenomenon is very limited.

Any information and literature would be very welcome. Many thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Nathalie Paton, PhD
Junior Researcher
University of Toulouse, France
EHESS, Paris, France
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