Mechanistic interplay between information spreading and opinion polarization
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| author | Oliveira, Kleber A. de Arruda, Henrique F. Moreno, Yamir |
| author_facet | Oliveira, Kleber A. de Arruda, Henrique F. Moreno, Yamir |
| contents | We investigate how information-spreading mechanisms affect opinion dynamics and vice-versa via an agent-based simulation on adaptive social networks. First, we characterize the impact of reposting on user behavior with limited memory, a feature that introduces novel system states. Then, we build an experiment mimicking information-limiting environments seen on social media platforms and study how the model parameters can determine the configuration of opinions. In this scenario, different posting behaviors may sustain polarization or revert it. We further show the adaptability of the model by calibrating it to reproduce the statistical organization of information cascades as seen empirically in a microblogging social media platform. |
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| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2024 |
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| spellingShingle | Mechanistic interplay between information spreading and opinion polarization Oliveira, Kleber A. de Arruda, Henrique F. Moreno, Yamir Physics and Society We investigate how information-spreading mechanisms affect opinion dynamics and vice-versa via an agent-based simulation on adaptive social networks. First, we characterize the impact of reposting on user behavior with limited memory, a feature that introduces novel system states. Then, we build an experiment mimicking information-limiting environments seen on social media platforms and study how the model parameters can determine the configuration of opinions. In this scenario, different posting behaviors may sustain polarization or revert it. We further show the adaptability of the model by calibrating it to reproduce the statistical organization of information cascades as seen empirically in a microblogging social media platform. |
| title | Mechanistic interplay between information spreading and opinion polarization |
| topic | Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17151 |