Manipulation in Social Media
ITA (2018) Manipulation in Social Media. ITA dossier no. 38en (July 2018; Authors: David Heckenberg, Niklas Gudowsky).
So-called “social bots” can create and send automated messages, thus potentially influencing political and other decisions. Based on the data collected, messages can be tailored to personal preferences and address small groups or individuals. Laws are required to describe when and to what extent social media operators need to restrict activities of social bots.
Publication type:
policy brief
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2018-07
Publication URL:
http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ita-dossiers/ita-dossier038en.pdf
Institute:
Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA)
Country:
Austria