Lynnette Hui Xian Ng

DET: Detection Evasion Techniques of State-Sponsored Accounts

2024

This study analyzes two covert Chinese bot networks, employing tweet-based and account-based methods to find detection evasion tactics. We reveal the use of message artifacts that disguise spam, engagement strategies that mimic human interaction, and …

What is a Social Media Bot? A Global Comparison of Bot and Human Characteristics

2025 · arXiv (Cornell University)

Chatter on social media is 20% bots and 80% humans. Chatter by bots and humans is consistently different: bots tend to use linguistic cues that can be easily automated while humans use cues that require …