Scientists create algorithm that ‘identifies future trolls from just five posts’

[bill]

Scientists create algorithm that 'identifies future trolls from just five posts'
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/scientists-create-algorithm-that-identifies-future-trolls-from-just-five-posts/

We need an API

[rcjordan]

4.

[nffc]

1.

[Rupert]

With all the information together, they created a prediction model which can guess with 80% accuracy whether or not that user will go on to be banned from just their first five posts. Looking at the first 10 raises the accuracy of the model by a further two percentage points,

" Innocent until proven guilty"??

I can see people getting banned before the start.

[Rooftop]

I can see people getting banned before the start.

They do already.  Try registering on forums with an Indian IP.

[JasonD]

I grabbed the paper on Saturday, it makes for interesting reading.

http://arxiv.org/pdf/1504.00680v1.pdf

[Brad]

>Indian

I think I remember preemptive banning on a forum or two, probably Russia and China back then.

Although, occasionally a trolling straffing run on Ihelpy*u forums was entertaining.

[Mackin USA]

Ihelpy*u forums

O the memories 

[rcjordan]

I *definitely* remember preemptive banning on a forum or six.

Bastards.