Detection and Characterization of Coordinated Online Behavior: A Survey

Understand

Coordination is a fundamental aspect of life.

• The advent of social media has made it integral also to online human interactions, such as those that characterize thriving online communities and social movements.
• At the same time, coordination is also core to effective disinformation, manipulation, and hate campaigns.
• This survey collects, categorizes, and critically discusses the body of work produced as a result of the growing interest on coordinated online behavior.