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Detecting Twitter bots in real time. [Research Saturday]

Aug 1, 2020 · 23 min · Season 4 · Episode 145
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NortonLifeLock Research Group (NRG) released a prototype browser extension called BotSight that leverages machine learning to detect Twitter bots in real-time. The tool is intended to help users understand the prevalence of bots and disinformation campaigns within their Twitter feeds, particularly with the increase in disinformation of COVID-19.

Joining us on this week's Research Saturday to discuss this tool is Daniel Kats from NortonLifeLock Research Group.

You can find the research here:

Introducing BotSight