Detecting spammers in YouTube: A study to find spam content in a video platform

Social networking has become a popular way for users to meet and interact online. Users spend a significant amount of time on popular social network platforms (such as Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter), storing and sharing personal information. This information, also attracts the interest of cybercriminals. In this paper, a step further is taken by addressing the issue of detecting video spammers and promoters.