Fake accounts on social media, epistemic uncertainty and the need for an independent auditing of accounts
This article seeks to understand why so little is known about the nature and extent of ‘fake or spam accounts’ across the leading social media companies, why this lack of knowledge is even greater outside the companies themselves and the implications of this epistemic uncertainty. It concludes that...
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Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
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| description | This article seeks to understand why so little is known about the nature and extent of ‘fake or spam accounts’ across the leading social media companies, why this lack of knowledge is even greater outside the companies themselves and the implications of this epistemic uncertainty. It concludes that authorities, investors and the public should not be solely reliant on the companies for user account figures, and that there is a need for regular, independent, external audits of inauthentic accounts on social media. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2eb3a9b82a354ac7ac056a0760adf94a2023-04-14T09:57:42ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752023-02-01Volume 12Issue 110.14763/2023.1.1680Fake accounts on social media, epistemic uncertainty and the need for an independent auditing of accountsMartin Moore0King's College LondonThis article seeks to understand why so little is known about the nature and extent of ‘fake or spam accounts’ across the leading social media companies, why this lack of knowledge is even greater outside the companies themselves and the implications of this epistemic uncertainty. It concludes that authorities, investors and the public should not be solely reliant on the companies for user account figures, and that there is a need for regular, independent, external audits of inauthentic accounts on social media.https://policyreview.info/node/1680Fake accountsSocial mediaDigital platformsPlatform policies |
| spellingShingle | Martin Moore Fake accounts on social media, epistemic uncertainty and the need for an independent auditing of accounts Internet Policy Review Fake accounts Social media Digital platforms Platform policies |
| title | Fake accounts on social media, epistemic uncertainty and the need for an independent auditing of accounts |
| title_full | Fake accounts on social media, epistemic uncertainty and the need for an independent auditing of accounts |
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| title_short | Fake accounts on social media, epistemic uncertainty and the need for an independent auditing of accounts |
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| topic | Fake accounts Social media Digital platforms Platform policies |
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