Social Bots Spreading Disinformation About Finance: Research Trends, and Ethical Challenges

Pohl, Janina; Griesbach, Marie; Samiei, Alireza; de Araujo, Adelson


Zusammenfassung

The ever-rising danger of social bots spreading disinforma- tion about stock markets and the coordinated usage of mass misinfor- mation tactics in social media can create conditions for malicious groups to manipulate market values and investor behaviors in weak positions. Several studies have proposed approaches to dealing with disinformation escalated by modern technologies, and regulatory bodies need to absorb the lessons given. In this paper, we will discuss the problem of disinfor- mation in finance and the role of social bots. To have a birds-eye view of the most prominent topics in the academic literature, we conduct a topic modeling analysis to depict broad patterns, e.g., the connectivity between subjects and their topicality. Subsequently, we provide some thoughts and directions on what new regulations might require consid- ering to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of regulatory actions. As a result, we consider a number of broad and interdisciplinary implications of financial and ethical regulations.

Schlüsselwörter
Social Bots; Finance; Disinformation; Ethics



Publikationstyp
Forschungsartikel (Buchbeitrag)

Begutachtet
Ja

Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht

Jahr
2024

Buchtitel
Code and Conscience: Exploring Technology, Human Rights, and Ethics in Multidisciplinary AI Education

Herausgeber
Judit Bayer, Christian Grimme

Erste Seite
77

Letzte Seite
95

Auflage
1

Band
14400

Reihe
Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Verlag
Springer Publishing

Ort
Online

Sprache
Englisch

ISSN
0302-9743

ISBN
978-3-031-52082-2

DOI

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