SOSYAL BOT ALGILAMA TEKNİKLERİ VE ARAŞTIRMA YÖNLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME

Öz

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn gibi çevrimiçi sosyal ağların (OSN) popülerliği ve web servislerinin yaygınlığı, bu alanlarda sosyal bot olarak nitelendirdiğimiz yazılımsal sosyal aktörlerin ortaya çıkmasına ve yaygınlaşmasına neden oldu. Ancak çoğunlukla bu aktörler kötü rollerde karşımıza çıkmaktadırlar.  Örneğin, sosyal botlar insanmış gibi sohbetlere katılma, başka hesapları çalarak üzerinden dolandırıcılık yapma, yanlış bilgi yayma, borsayı manipüle etme, sahte halk tabakası oluşturarak propaganda yapma gibi ciddi problemlerde karşımıza çıkmaktadırlar. Bununla beraber, istenmeyen postaları ve zararlı yazılımları yaymanın en etkin araçları haline gelmişlerdir. Dahası, botlar gerçek hesapları ele geçirerek “zombi bilgisayar ağı” (botnet attack) saldırıları düzenlemekte de kullanılabiliyorlar. Öte yandan, sosyal botların sosyal paylaşım ağları üzerindeki yaygınlığı ve önemi inkâr edilemez bir gerçektir. Bu çalışmada, kötü niyetli sosyal botların potansiyel tehlikeleri vurgulanmıştır. Sonrasında, metodolojik bir sınıflandırma içerisinde literatürdeki bot tespit yaklaşımları, bu yaklaşımların sınırları ve açık problemleri gözden geçirilmiştir. Makalenin son bölümünde, problemi çözmeye yönelik iki yeni yaklaşım önerilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sosyal botlar,sosyal ağlar,çevrim içi ağlar,sosyal bot algılama,sybil hesapları

Kaynakça

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