1. #Privacy #Security #SocialMedia
#Fake #Shadow #Profiles #Bots
@pongurupkatiiitd /in/ponguru Ponnurangam.kumaraguru
FDP on Big Data Computing
Nov 23 โ 28, 2020
IIIT Una
Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (โPKโ)
#ProfGiri CS, #DeanGiri Student Affairs, IIIT Delhi
ACM India Council Member
TEDx & ACM Distinguished Speaker
13. Twitch, Chatbots
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โ focuses on video game live
streaming
โ broadcasts of eSports
competitions
โ music broadcasts
โ creative content
โ more recently, "in real life"
streams
โ 2.2 million broadcasters
monthly, 15 million daily
active users, a million
average concurrent users
[May 2018]
19. Observations
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โ Chatbots tend to post more messages than
genuine users, with most chatbots posting
messages with similar frequency
โ Chatbotted streams have a higher IMD than
genuine streams. Chatbots have a consistent
IMD showing that they are automated
โ Chatbotsโ message distribution is more
spread out, and on average, they post
consistently throughout the stream
https://github.com/precog-iiitd/Sherlock
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Motivation
Whatโs the real worth of
Online profiles of brands,
influencers and celebrities?
Follower blackmarkets are
helping bots thrive
Other social platforms are
also affected
37. Takeaways
โ Security and Privacy is there to stayโฆ
โ No dearth of problems to studyโฆ
โ Will be happy to discuss anything furtherโฆ
โ If any students / faculty are working anything
close or is of interest to our work, will be
happy to chat more
โ Happy to host you (faculty, Ph.D. scholars,
UG / PG students)โฆ
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