6 years ago

Astroscreen Raises $1 Million to Fight Social Media Manipulation

  • Astroscreen, a startup using machine learning to detect social media manipulation, has raised $1 million in seed funding

  • The round was led by Speedinvest, with participation from Luminous Ventures, UCL Technology Fund, AISeed, and the London Co-investment Fund

  • Astroscreen's technology aims to help brands identify and mitigate disinformation attacks on social media

  • The company's CEO, Ali Tehrani, previously founded a machine-learning news analytics company and believes social media platforms are unable to effectively combat the spread of misinformation

  • Astroscreen's approach combines machine learning and human intelligence to identify contextual anomalies that indicate manipulation, providing early warnings to brands.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "Social media is being manipulated by fake accounts, bots and sock puppets to spread disinformation and damage brands."

      Solution

      "Astroscreen uses machine learning and human intelligence to detect fake accounts and bot activity on social media and warn brands of potential attacks."

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