Unveiling the Truth and Facilitating Change: Towards Agent-based Large-scale Social Movement Simulation

arXiv:2402.16333v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Social media has emerged as a cornerstone of social movements, wielding significant influence in driving societal change. Simulating the response of the public and forecasting the potential impact has become increasingly important. However, existing methods for simulating such phenomena encounter challenges concerning their efficacy and efficiency in capturing the behaviors of social movement participants. In this paper, we introduce a hybrid framework for social media user simulation, wherein users are categorized into two types. Core …

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