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Exploration of the Dynamics of Buy and Sale of Social Media Accounts

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: There has been a rise in online platforms facilitating the buying and selling of social media accounts. While the trade of social media profiles is not inherently illegal, these platforms view such transactions as violations of their policies. They often take action against accounts involved in the misuse of platforms for financial gain. In this, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of marketplaces that enable the buying and selling of social media accounts.

Source: ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC)

DOI: 10.1145/3730567.3732927

Authors: Mario Beluri, Bhupendra Acharya, Soheil Khodayari, Giada Stivala, Giancarlo Pellegrino, Thorsten Holz

Institutions: Saarland University, Helmholtz Center for Information Security

Language: English

Topic: Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

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