Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques
This paper focuses on the detection of fake accounts on Instagram and proposes a novel solution that aims to address this problem. More specifically, a machine learning-based solution is introduced that can be employed by Instagram-based applications to combat this phenomenon. To accomplish this, pu...
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| description | This paper focuses on the detection of fake accounts on Instagram and proposes a novel solution that aims to address this problem. More specifically, a machine learning-based solution is introduced that can be employed by Instagram-based applications to combat this phenomenon. To accomplish this, publicly available data from Instagram users are collected and processed. After making the necessary feature additions to and removals from these data, they are fed into machine learning algorithms with the aim of detecting fake Instagram accounts. The interest of the results presented in this study lies in their comparability with the results of other similar studies, with the difference that fewer input features have been used. This addresses significant research challenges regarding the performance of and confidence in obtained results in this specific problem domain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5e4b2fd1add4818ba636d25524141bc2024-11-26T17:58:22ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2024-11-01131129610.3390/computers13110296Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning TechniquesStefanos Chelas0George Routis1Ioanna Roussaki2School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15773 Athens, GreeceSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15773 Athens, GreeceSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15773 Athens, GreeceThis paper focuses on the detection of fake accounts on Instagram and proposes a novel solution that aims to address this problem. More specifically, a machine learning-based solution is introduced that can be employed by Instagram-based applications to combat this phenomenon. To accomplish this, publicly available data from Instagram users are collected and processed. After making the necessary feature additions to and removals from these data, they are fed into machine learning algorithms with the aim of detecting fake Instagram accounts. The interest of the results presented in this study lies in their comparability with the results of other similar studies, with the difference that fewer input features have been used. This addresses significant research challenges regarding the performance of and confidence in obtained results in this specific problem domain.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/11/296social mediaInstagramdetection of fake accountsmachine learningartificial intelligence |
| spellingShingle | Stefanos Chelas George Routis Ioanna Roussaki Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques Computers social media detection of fake accounts machine learning artificial intelligence |
| title | Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques |
| title_full | Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques |
| title_short | Detection of Fake Instagram Accounts via Machine Learning Techniques |
| title_sort | detection of fake instagram accounts via machine learning techniques |
| topic | social media detection of fake accounts machine learning artificial intelligence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/11/296 |
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