社交网络动态、机器人和基于社区的在线错误信息传播:反难民和COVID-19错误信息案例的教训

IF 3 3区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Information Society Pub Date : 2022-11-08 DOI:10.1080/01972243.2022.2139031

Lichen Zhen, Bei Yan, Jack Lipei Tang, Yuanfeixue Nan, A. Yang

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摘要

网络社会影响和战略性信息操纵是网络社区错误信息传播的两种社会机制。然而，目前尚不清楚这两种机制的影响有何不同。我们对2016年关于难民和2020年关于COVID-19错误信息的两个在线社区进行了社交网络分析。结果有力地表明，在线错误信息传播具有传递性，并与成员的嵌入权威(即成员信息在焦点社区内独家共享的程度)呈正相关。同时，高社区忠诚度成员的战略性错误信息共享(即社区内有针对性的信息共享)不太可能获得动力。机器人对错误信息的影响是偶然的。研究结果表明，与战略性信息操纵相比，网络社会影响是错误信息传播的更强大驱动因素。

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Social network dynamics, bots, and community-based online misinformation spread: Lessons from anti-refugee and COVID-19 misinformation cases

Abstract Networked social influence and strategic information manipulation are two social mechanisms fueling misinformation spread in online communities. However, it is unclear how these two mechanisms differ in their impacts. We conducted social network analyses on two online communities sharing misinformation concerning refugees in 2016 and COVID-19 in 2020. The results robustly showed that online misinformation spread is transitive and positively associated with members’ embedded authority (i.e., the extent to which members’ information is exclusively shared within the focal community). At the same time, strategic misinformation sharing by members of high community loyalty (i.e., targeted information sharing within the community) is less likely to gain momentum. The impact of bots on misinformation is contingent. Findings suggest that networked social influence is a more powerful driver of misinformation spread than strategic information manipulation.

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Information Society Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Information Society is a multidisciplinary journal intended to answer questions about the Information Age. It provides a forum for thoughtful commentary and discussion of significant topics in the world of information, such as transborder data flow, regulatory issues, the impact of the information industry, information as a determinant of public and private organizational performance, and information and the sovereignty of the public and private organizational performance, and information and the sovereignty of the public. Its papers analyze information policy issues affecting society. Because of the journal"s international perspective, it will have worldwide appeal to scientists and policymakers in government, education, and industry.