Introduction
With the proliferation of smart devices, mobile applications, and
social network platforms, the social side effects of these technologies
have become more profound, especially in social and political
disintegration.
Several journalistic and academic investigations have reported that
modern communication platforms such as social media (e.g., Twitter,
Facebook, blogs, YouTube, and the “deep web” channels) are strategically
used to coordinate various deviant activities such as cyber propaganda
campaigns.
Several researchers have studied these deviant activities and identified
various tactics, techniques, and procedures used by various online
deviant groups, e.g., online propagandist groups,terrorist groups
sympathizers, black-hat hacker groups, and internet trolls.
Various social media platforms utilized the research findings to detect
and curb some of these deviant activities.
However, the techniques that are used by the aforementioned deviant
groups evolve and adapt to go on undetected. This is a growing problem on
social media that needs to be explored and solved.
In this workshop, our aim is to have a scientific discussion among the
experts who study deviant activities on social media, including but not
limited to, detection of deviant/disruptive behaviors on social media;
misinformation detection, identification, and dissemination; case studies
of misinformation; etc.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
