Simulation of Online Emotional Public Opinion via Cellular Automata Model

Abstract

In the era of post-truth, all kinds of emotional truths have been overrun, and online emotional public opinions have been widely spread, resulting in many new malignant social events. To analyze and prevent these social events, the paper constructs a simulation model of emotional public opinion on the Internet using a cellular automaton model. Then, the paper introduces a flow-limiting mechanism for simulation and proposes. Through experimental simulation, it is a concrete and effective control strategy to limit the spread of emotional public opinions by restricting the flow of specific media.