Unveiling Online Authenticity: Human-Crafted Deception Enigmas

This presentation explores authenticity in online communities, focusing on identity construction and challenges in detecting inauthentic practices. Key topics include concepts of digital identity, mechanisms of deception, and signaling behaviors. It presents findings from studies on user suspicion and evolving deceptive practices, emphasizing the temporal aspects and socio-cultural impacts of identity performances. The overall insights highlight the significance of community-driven moderation...