METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAKE ACCOUNT DETECTION BY CLUSTERING

摘要

Techniques to determine fake accounts of a social networking system. In one embodiment, a magnitude of a cluster of accounts is calculated. The social networking system determines the accounts are fake when the magnitude of the cluster is less than a threshold value. The accounts are not determined to be fake, or determined to be not fake, when the magnitude of the cluster is equal to or greater than the threshold value. The accounts may be associated with at least one resource. A mapping of the accounts may be created based on features associated with the accounts. A radius of the cluster is compared with the threshold value. The accounts are determined to be fake when the radius is less than the threshold value.