Malicious Profile Detection on Social Media: A Survey Paper

Abstract

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn are all popular online social media sites these days. Everyone uses different social media platforms, from children to adults. The use of these social media applications is increasing, which leads to a rise in social media crime. Here is where the word “fake profiles” comes into play; these fake profiles are responsible for distributing misleading details about a particular user or attempting fraudulent activities with bad intentions. Many researchers have been carried in response to the issue of fake profiles that exist in any social media application. There is research available in different directions to get a real problem solution. This paper summarizes all of the research on fake profile identification in social media platforms. This paper gives survey of work, indicating whether the user profile is fake or real.