Book/Printed Material Counter-radicalization bot research : using social bots to fight violent extremism

Title

• Counter-radicalization bot research : using social bots to fight violent extremism

Summary

• The speed and diffusion of online recruitment for such violent extremist organizations (VEOs) as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have challenged existing efforts to effectively intervene and engage in counter-radicalization in the digital space. This problem contributes to global instability and violence. ISIL and other groups identify susceptible individuals through open social media (SM) dialogue and eventually seek private conversations online and offline for recruiting. This shift from open and discoverable online dialogue to private and discreet recruitment can occur quickly and offers a short window for intervention before the conversation and the targeted individuals disappear. The counter-radicalization messaging enterprise of the U.S. government may benefit from a sophisticated capability to rapidly detect targets of VEO recruitment efforts and deliver counter-radicalization content to them. In this report, researchers examine the applicability of promising emerging technology tools, particularly automated SM accounts known as bots, to this problem. Their work has implications for efforts to counter the growing threat of state-sponsored propagandists conducting disinformation campaigns or radicalizing U.S. domestic extremists online and assesses the feasibility and advisability of the U.S. government employing social bot technology for counter-radicalization and related purposes. The analysis draws on interviews with a range of subject-matter experts from industry, government, and academia as well as reviews of legal and ethical considerations of using bots, the literature on the development and application of bot technology, and case studies on past uses of social bots to influence individuals, gather information, and conduct messaging campaigns.

Names

• Marcellino, William, author

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2020]

Contents

• Social Chatbots: An Introduction -- Current Status of Bot Technology -- Potential Legal and Ethical Risks -- Concepts of Operation and Assessment -- Recommendations -- Appendix A: Technology Review: Methods and Goals.

Headings

• -  Radicalism--Social aspects
• -  Online social networks--Government policy--Technological innovations--United States
• -  Online social networks--Political aspects
• -  Social media--Government policy--Technological innovations--United States
• -  Social media--Political aspects
• -  United States

Notes

• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-132)
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xxii, 132 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• HN90.R3

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739776

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739776

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739776

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