Labeled Datasets for Research on Information Operations

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Main Authors: Seckin, Ozgur Can, Pote, Manita, Nwala, Alexander, Yin, Lake, Luceri, Luca, Flammini, Alessandro, Menczer, Filippo
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Published: 2024
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author Seckin, Ozgur Can
Pote, Manita
Nwala, Alexander
Yin, Lake
Luceri, Luca
Flammini, Alessandro
Menczer, Filippo
author_facet Seckin, Ozgur Can
Pote, Manita
Nwala, Alexander
Yin, Lake
Luceri, Luca
Flammini, Alessandro
Menczer, Filippo
contents Social media platforms have become a hub for political activities and discussions, democratizing participation in these endeavors. However, they have also become an incubator for manipulation campaigns, like information operations (IOs). Some social media platforms have released datasets related to such IOs originating from different countries. However, we lack comprehensive control data that can enable the development of IO detection methods. To bridge this gap, we present new labeled datasets about 26 campaigns, which contain both IO posts verified by a social media platform and over 13M posts by 303k accounts that discussed similar topics in the same time frames (control data). The datasets will facilitate the study of narratives, network interactions, and engagement strategies employed by coordinated accounts across various campaigns and countries. By comparing these coordinated accounts against organic ones, researchers can develop and benchmark IO detection algorithms.
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spellingShingle Labeled Datasets for Research on Information Operations
Seckin, Ozgur Can
Pote, Manita
Nwala, Alexander
Yin, Lake
Luceri, Luca
Flammini, Alessandro
Menczer, Filippo
Computers and Society
Social and Information Networks
Social media platforms have become a hub for political activities and discussions, democratizing participation in these endeavors. However, they have also become an incubator for manipulation campaigns, like information operations (IOs). Some social media platforms have released datasets related to such IOs originating from different countries. However, we lack comprehensive control data that can enable the development of IO detection methods. To bridge this gap, we present new labeled datasets about 26 campaigns, which contain both IO posts verified by a social media platform and over 13M posts by 303k accounts that discussed similar topics in the same time frames (control data). The datasets will facilitate the study of narratives, network interactions, and engagement strategies employed by coordinated accounts across various campaigns and countries. By comparing these coordinated accounts against organic ones, researchers can develop and benchmark IO detection algorithms.
title Labeled Datasets for Research on Information Operations
topic Computers and Society
Social and Information Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.10609