To counteract the arguably unhealthy
behavior social bots promote, Allem said public health officials and organizations need to bolster education campaigns.
Not exact matches
In addition to using legit IP addresses routed through real Internet service providers, the scammers coded their
bots to have sophisticated
behaviors, such as fake clicks, mouse movements, and
social network logins, to evade detection by fraud analyzers.
Gray and Gratch say next steps should include measuring not only people's explicit ratings of creepiness, but also their
behavior toward
social bots.
«People need to be aware of these fake
social media accounts, and public health campaigns should be implemented to counteract the most dangerous unhealthy
behaviors these
bots are encouraging.»
A
social bot is a computer algorithm that automatically produces content and interacts with humans on
social media, trying to emulate and possibly alter their
behavior.