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- Title
Exploring the evolutionary game of rumor control based on prospect theory.
- Authors
Zhao, Jinghua; Lan, Ting; Rong, Haiying; Liu, Shanshan
- Abstract
The increased volume of rumors and attention on related topics during the COVID-19 pandemic have had a significant negative social impact. To combat rumors, it is crucial to study the actors involved in their spread. In this study, we first introduce prospect theory and construct an evolutionary game model between network operators and government regulators. We investigate collusion between network operators and Internet rumormongers as well as the regulatory behavior of government agencies. Second, we use prospect value to replace traditional expected utility to construct a profit prospect matrix and apply the dynamic replicator equation to analyze the equilibrium stability of the model. The stability conditions of the game between the two parties are closely related to the government's regulatory costs, and the strength of government punishment after collusion is detected. Finally, we propose relevant countermeasures against collusion problems during the network rumor control period.
- Subjects
PROSPECT theory; RUMOR; COVID-19 pandemic; SOCIAL impact; EXPECTED utility
- Publication
Neural Computing & Applications, 2024, Vol 36, Issue 17, p9675
- ISSN
0941-0643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00521-023-09027-5