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Bot Amplification

Bot Amplification is a methodological construct in digital propaganda research that refers to the systematic use of automated social media accounts to artificially magnify the visibility and reach of specific messages or narratives within online information ecosystems.

24

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3.7K

Citations

83

Authors

34

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

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Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter Bots and Russian Trolls Amplify the Vaccine Debate

David Broniatowski, Amelia Jamison, SiHua Qi et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2018 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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The spread of low-credibility content by social bots

Nature Communications · 2018 · 1K citations · Full text

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Bots increase exposure to negative and inflammatory content in online social systems

Massimo Stella, Emilio Ferrara, Manlio De Domenico · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 490 citations · Full text

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Are social bots a real threat? An agent-based model of the spiral of silence to analyse the impact of manipulative actors in social networks

Laura Pilz, Benjamin Cabrera, Florian Brachten et al. · European Journal of Information Systems · 2019 · 194 citations

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Protesting Corruption on Twitter: Is It a Bot or Is It a Person?

Carolina Salge, Elena Karahanna · Academy of Management Discoveries · 2016 · 108 citations

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Authors

83

  1. FM
    Filippo Menczer

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    3 publications · 141 citations

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  2. KY
    Kai‐Cheng Yang

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    3 publications · 185 citations

    3

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  3. CT
    Christopher Torres-Lugo

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    2 publications · 125 citations

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  4. MD
    Manlio De Domenico

    Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy

    2 publications · 503 citations

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  5. MS
    Massimo Stella

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 503 citations

    2

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Institutions

34

  1. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    6.2K citations

  2. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    339 citations

  3. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    255 citations

  4. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    9.4K citations

  5. CEA Paris-Saclay

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  6. Fondazione Bruno Kessler

    Trento, Italy

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    980 citations

  7. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    192 citations

  8. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    147 citations

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Venues

  1. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 3 publications · 130 citations

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  2. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 2 publications · 56 citations

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  3. Social Media + Society

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  4. Communication Studies

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. European Journal of Information Systems

    EJIS · 1 publications · 194 citations

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