Experts warn against interacting with it..and praise the awareness of citizens and residents in responding to its poisonous messages
“Black accounts” are fast-disappearing platforms that broadcast rumors and fake news
Accounts that raise internal issues or issues, and their owners write comments to stir up strife.
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Like bats that hide behind dark screens, to spread their electronic poisons, they broadcast fake accounts on social media platforms, some of which carry dynamic names, sometimes false news, and spread rumors about statements or promises to officials, at other times, while other accounts take up internal topics or issues such as “jobs.” Emiratisation, and government services.” Its owners write comments to stir up sedition and sow discord and hatred among members of society, with the aim of threatening societal peace and influencing the highly tolerant social structure known from the UAE.
"Emirates Today" has monitored over the past few days, a large number of newly created and anonymous electronic accounts, which are characterized by the rapid appearance and disappearance of social media platforms, as soon as a topic is raised or a false news or rumor is broadcast and commented on, with the aim of attracting or dragging the users of these platforms into thorny discussions In the hope that it would end in clashes and disagreements between individuals, and the opinions of officials, experts and specialists were surveyed about the possibility of this phenomenon succeeding in influencing the societal peace of individuals within the state. The Emirates are citizens and residents, but at the same time, they warned against individuals following these accounts and interacting with them, even as a matter of registering objections to what is published in them.
Member of the Federal National Council, Dharar Belhoul Al Falasi, stressed that the fake accounts that have spread recently to stir up sedition by broadcasting fabricated news and unreal images between members of society, citizens and residents, is a new method for haters of the state's achievements, stressing that the UAE is distinguished by its people. He is loyal to his leadership and such poisons and seditions that are hatched from outside the state do not affect him.
Al Falasi said: “This suspicious and malicious group resorts to creating temporary fake accounts during which they post a comment or false news, and then these posts are promoted on unknown accounts on the WhatsApp platform, to achieve a wider spread in the hope of provoking the feelings of the users of social platforms, and dragging them to open Irresponsible discussions, with the aim of collecting any offensive comments and rebroadcasting them again,” stressing that these poisonous messages launched by haters increase as the status of the citizen increases and his rights and gains increase.
He added: "The UAE was able, in a record time, to be the economic destination for the whole world due to its stability and security elements in various fields, and therefore it is natural that this position does not like many haters, who seek to spread their poison among members of society, but they forget that the citizen The Emirati has its position and stability in front of all societies as it is part of this nation, and that the leadership places all its interests in serving, supporting and helping its people to progress, development, stability and prosperity.Al Falasi called on citizens and residents in the country to ensure the truth and credibility of the accounts they follow, and to promote a culture of self-responsibility by raising the slogan “Block is a blessing” to confront such accounts, considering that the growth or dispersal of this black cloud is linked primarily to the extent of awareness that he enjoys. Social network users.
This was supported by a member of the Federal National Council, Khalfan Obaid Al-Ghoul Al-Salami, who described the accounts that promote rumors and spread sedition as “black accounts”, stressing that they follow electronic groups with hostile and subversive agendas, aimed at striking national cohesion and obstructing any successes achieved by the state at home and abroad. During the dissemination of rumors, information and fabricated news on social media as fertile ground for these purposes.
For her part, Professor of Media and Creative Industries at the UAE University, Dr. Badriya Al-Junaibi, confirmed that the messages carried by fake account holders primarily target the youth group more than other groups in society, stressing the need for parents and families to commit to educating children from a young age about the importance of ensuring that The credibility of the information they obtain, and teaching them the differences between authenticated and false accounts, and ways to detect fake and hostile accounts, in addition to promoting and developing the spirit of patriotism and patriotism to complete the role that the state, schools and universities play with the youth.
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While the legal expert, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, who uses social media pages, warned against interacting with rumors, or any false or false news or information, stressing that the recycling of such malicious messages of unknown origin leads their owner to legal accountability in accordance with Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 In the matter of combating rumors and cybercrime, which criminalizes the circulation or re-circulation of malicious rumors that would harm the public interest, the national economy or public health, as well as the destruction of any data or disruption of programs and information on any information system without legal justification.
Sharif said:
Cyber Security Council Chairman: Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Detect Misleading Accounts
The Chairman of the Cyber Security Council of the UAE government, Dr. Muhammad Al-Kuwaiti, stressed that cyber threats are divided into three types, the first of which is “cybercrime”, such as slander, defamation, blackmail, fraud, impersonation, hacking, slander or rumor and other The second type is “electronic terrorism”, which is carried out by promoting misleading ideas that are spread through social networks to reach some people and incite them to make threats or by accessing some websites and paralyzing them, while the third type is concerned with “electronic wars” and attacks. cyber between countries.
Al-Kuwaiti told Al-Emarat Al-Youm: “Most of the fake and fake accounts provide implicit messages, and then they must be addressed when confirming that they are suspicious, through three main ways, the first of which is to send information about these accounts to the concerned authorities (Amin, Aman, Crime Platform). e-crime), and the second is to resort to the block feature or ban these accounts immediately, without commenting on their content in any way.
He added, "The third way to confront these accounts is to use artificial intelligence techniques to know the pattern of account holders and to ensure their credibility, and to know the entity that motivates them and all the information associated with them, such as the date of creation," pointing out that there are many companies specialized in verifying these matters.
Al-Kuwaiti pointed out that despite the many technical ways to confront these misleading accounts, the culture of cybersecurity among individuals remains the best and safe solution to confront them, as the person himself is the fortified shield for himself and his community.
sanctions
The legal expert, Dr. Youssef Al-Sharif, explained that Article 52 of the Rumors Law stipulates a penalty of imprisonment for a period of no less than one year and a fine of no less than 100,000 dirhams for anyone who uses the information network or an information technology means to broadcast, publish or re-publish false news or data. False, malicious, misleading or misleading reports or rumors, or contrary to what has been officially announced, or broadcasting any sensational propaganda, that would incite public opinion, provoke it, disturb public security, spread terror among the people, or harm the public interest Or the national economy, public order, or public health, noting that if the rumor or false news leads to inciting public opinion against a state authority, or if it is committed in a time of epidemics and emergencies, the penalty is up to two years, and a fine of 200,000 dirhams.
5 technical ways to detect “fake accounts”
A report prepared by the Communications Regulatory Authority stated that it is possible to verify fake accounts, by searching for the authentication tag of the account, and searching and checking the content of the account itself, pointing out that these accounts are usually dormant for long periods, and then they are activated to perform a specific role.
The authority has identified five main ways through which fictitious accounts can be detected, the first of which is to verify the “account name” as the most prominent indicators of a person’s identity, especially since the names of some accounts consist of mixed letters and words that may be meaningless, or may include spelling errors, noting the importance of Comparison between the account name and the “URL” or account page link, to make sure if the account name in the link matches the account name on the platform in which it is located.
She explained that the second method is to review the “account picture”, since most of the fake accounts carry “low-resolution” personal photos, and then the image can be saved and searched using the reverse search technology provided by search engines, to see the image and similar images to it, the date of its publication and the source of publication, She pointed out that the third method is to verify the “date of the account.” If it is recent, that is, within days, weeks, or even a few months, the possibility should be put in place that this account is fake.
The fourth way to detect fake accounts is related to reviewing the “number of followers.” If the account follows many more accounts than the accounts you follow, this may be an indication of its falsity, by using automated follow-up programs to reach the largest number of people, while the last method is Resorting to the “bot meter” website, which helps detect fake accounts on the Twitter platform, which is the platform in which the largest number of fake accounts and the fake mechanism is noticed, by placing the name of the account in the search box of the mentioned site, provided that the site analyzes the chosen account, It gives results based on a scale from one to five. If the indicator approaches the number five, care must be taken that the calculation is often fake or illusory.
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