Leveraging artificial intelligence to combat cyber extortion on social media platforms

Abstract

The world is experiencing a significant increase in cyber extortion incidents targeting users of social media platforms, which requires innovative and effective solutions to address this growing threat. This paper discusses the crucial role that AI can play in combating these crimes, including identifying various methods of exploitation and creating proactive protection mechanisms for users. The paper explains how to exploit people on social media, such as through dark web browsers, and analyzes how AI can detect, assess, and respond to extortion attempts. The paper analyzes the effects of these crimes on victims, supported by recent statistics and factual examples, and describes the advantages and challenges of using artificial intelligence in this field. In conclusion, the paper presents a set of recommendations that aim to improve cybersecurity on social media platforms and safeguard users from the risk of extortion.