Shockwavelike Behavior across Social Media

【Author】 Manrique, Pedro D.; Huo, Frank Yingjie; El Oud, Sara; Zheng, Minzhang; Illari, Lucia; Johnson, Neil F.

【Source】PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

【影响因子】9.185

【Abstract】Online communities featuring "anti-X" hate and extremism, somehow thrive online despite moderator pressure. We present a first-principles theory of their dynamics, which accounts for the fact that the online population comprises diverse individuals and evolves in time. The resulting equation represents a novel generalization of nonlinear fluid physics and explains the observed behavior across scales. Its shockwave-like solutions explain how, why, and when such activity rises from "out-of-nowhere," and show how it can be delayed, reshaped, and even prevented by adjusting the online collective chemistry. This theory and findings should also be applicable to anti-X activity in next-generation ecosystems featuring blockchain platforms and Metaverses.

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【发表时间】2023 5-Jun

【收录时间】2023-07-08

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