Exploration of the Dynamics of Buy and Sale of Social Media Accounts
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.
Authors
- Giada Stivala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7537-7797)
- Thorsten Holz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-1264)
- Giancarlo Pellegrino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6223-8945)
- Soheil Khodayari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1052-4774)
- Mario Beluri
- Bhupendra Acharya
Institutions
- Helmholtz Center for Information Security (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3730567.3732927
- Primary Topic
- Spam and Phishing Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung