From 5b482c502188235221fd9b50d690950de61f45df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jaz-Michael King <141073565+jmking-iftas@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:51:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Create Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior --- .../Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dtsp-trust_safety_glossary_of_terms/Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior diff --git a/dtsp-trust_safety_glossary_of_terms/Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior b/dtsp-trust_safety_glossary_of_terms/Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40b3834 --- /dev/null +++ b/dtsp-trust_safety_glossary_of_terms/Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior + +Organized online activity where an account or groups of accounts including "fake" secondary accounts (which exist solely or mainly to engage in such campaigns) act to mislead people or fraudulently elevate the popularity or visibility of content or accounts, such as mass-following an account to raise its clout. + +In some cases, a single, hidden source or organization will deploy many fake accounts in order to create a false appearance of authentic and credible activity. + +In other cases, people using their own, real accounts will coordinate online to achieve a misleading purpose, such as the appearance that a view or belief is more widespread than it is, or to cause wide distribution of a particular piece or type of content. + +Sometimes called "platform manipulation" or "content manipulation."