Facebook said this week it “disabled” 1.2 billion fake accounts in the last three months of 2018 and 2.19 billion in the first quarter of 2019. | AFP
Fake accounts may be used to amplify the popularity or dislike of a person or movement, thus distorting users’ views of true public sentiment.
“They can make people in one group believe they think the same thing as people in another group, and in doing so they build echo chambers.”Facebook says its artificial intelligence tools can identify and block fake accounts as they are being created — and thus before they can post misinformation. Legitimate users may be inconvenienced, but can generally get their accounts reinstated, the researcher noted.But new bots are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect, because they can use language nearly as well as humans, according to Carley.
“If you use Facebook to communicate with family and friends you should not worry much,” said Filippo Menczer, a computer scientist who researches social media at Indiana University.Menczer said many Facebook users pay little attention to the source of material and may end up sharing false or misleading information.Along with bots, humans represent a key element in the misinformation chain, researchers say.
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