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Truth in an age of truthiness: when bot-fueled PsyOps meet internet spam

When artificial amplification becomes itself artificially amplified through the presence of spammers and opportunists, the cost to power…

May 17, 2018

Truth in an age of truthiness: when bot-fueled PsyOps meet internet spam

May 17, 2018

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Spot a Bot: Identifying Automation and Disinformation on Social Media

By Bill Fitzgerald and Kris Shaffer

Jun 5, 2017

Spot a Bot: Identifying Automation and Disinformation on Social Media

Jun 5, 2017

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#MacronLeaks — how disinformation spreads

It’s the combination of catalyst accounts and an army of signal boosters ― a number of which are bots ― that allows disinformation to…

May 22, 2017

#MacronLeaks — how disinformation spreads

May 22, 2017

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Trump, Russia, Bots, and Breitbart: tl;dr edition

There’s not a single conspiracy behind it all. There are several conspiracies that, for a time at least, have overlapping interests.

May 8, 2017

Trump, Russia, Bots, and Breitbart: tl;dr edition

May 8, 2017

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Democracy Hacked

A Massive, Pro-Le Pen Disinformation Campaign Hits Twitter, 4chan, and the Mainstream Media

May 5, 2017

Democracy Hacked

May 5, 2017

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The business of hate media

How Google and Facebook make online harassment and disinformation both possible and profitable

Apr 24, 2017

The business of hate media

Apr 24, 2017

Kris Shaffer

Detecting terrorism with AI

Can artificial intelligence identify potential terrorist activity?

Feb 20, 2017

Detecting terrorism with AI

Feb 20, 2017

Kris Shaffer

Data mining whitehouse.gov

What has the Trump administration changed on whitehouse.gov?

Feb 5, 2017

Data mining whitehouse.gov

Feb 5, 2017

Kris Shaffer

Data mining the New York Philharmonic performance history

How does war affect the music an orchestra plays?

Feb 5, 2017

Data mining the New York Philharmonic performance history

Feb 5, 2017

Kris Shaffer

Digital minimalism ― being deliberate about digital identity

In the age of online harassment, fake news, propaganda, and mass digital deception, it is more important than ever to be deliberate about…

Dec 30, 2016

Digital minimalism ― being deliberate about digital identity

Dec 30, 2016

Kris Shaffer

Kris Shaffer

Data Scientist. Computational musicologist. Digital media specialist. Developer. Author. University of Mary Washington, Hybrid Pedagogy.

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