Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata
Hot events on Internet always attract many people who usually form one or several opinion camps through discussion. For the problem of polarization in Internet group opinions, we propose a new model based on Cellular Automata by considering neighbors, opinion leaders, and external influences. Simula...
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| description | Hot events on Internet always attract many people who usually form one or several opinion camps through discussion. For the problem of polarization in Internet group opinions, we propose a new model based on Cellular Automata by considering neighbors, opinion leaders, and external influences. Simulation results show the following: (1) It is easy to form the polarization for both continuous opinions and discrete opinions when we only consider neighbors influence, and continuous opinions are more effective in speeding the polarization of group. (2) Coevolution mechanism takes more time to make the system stable, and the global coupling mechanism leads the system to consensus. (3) Opinion leaders play an important role in the development of consensus in Internet group opinions. However, both taking the opinion leaders as zealots and taking some randomly selected individuals as zealots are not conductive to the consensus. (4) Double opinion leaders with consistent opinions will accelerate the formation of group consensus, but the opposite opinions will lead to group polarization. (5) Only small external influences can change the evolutionary direction of Internet group opinions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0202a27d430d4824a384f0113c3ee5d12025-02-03T06:42:17ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2015-01-01201510.1155/2015/140984140984Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular AutomataYaofeng Zhang0Renbin Xiao1School of Statistics, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan 430205, ChinaSchool of Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaHot events on Internet always attract many people who usually form one or several opinion camps through discussion. For the problem of polarization in Internet group opinions, we propose a new model based on Cellular Automata by considering neighbors, opinion leaders, and external influences. Simulation results show the following: (1) It is easy to form the polarization for both continuous opinions and discrete opinions when we only consider neighbors influence, and continuous opinions are more effective in speeding the polarization of group. (2) Coevolution mechanism takes more time to make the system stable, and the global coupling mechanism leads the system to consensus. (3) Opinion leaders play an important role in the development of consensus in Internet group opinions. However, both taking the opinion leaders as zealots and taking some randomly selected individuals as zealots are not conductive to the consensus. (4) Double opinion leaders with consistent opinions will accelerate the formation of group consensus, but the opposite opinions will lead to group polarization. (5) Only small external influences can change the evolutionary direction of Internet group opinions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/140984 |
| spellingShingle | Yaofeng Zhang Renbin Xiao Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata |
| title_full | Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata |
| title_fullStr | Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata |
| title_short | Modeling and Simulation of Polarization in Internet Group Opinions Based on Cellular Automata |
| title_sort | modeling and simulation of polarization in internet group opinions based on cellular automata |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/140984 |
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