TYPOLOGY OF AGENTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE SPREAD OF DISINFORMATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
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https://doi.org/10.28925/2663-4023.2025.28.862Keywords:
information security; simulation agent modeling; social networks; disinformation; information operations.Abstract
Recently, there have been numerous studies analyzing the role of social networks in various types of communication, particularly in the spread of informational influences such as disinformation, fake news, and targeted information campaigns. Such phenomena poses a threat to the information security of any state. Currently, there is active use of the X network (Twitter) to influence both European and Ukrainian social media users. Given the importance of this issue, this study aimed to analyze the algorithm for content dissemination, taking into account different types of users (so-called “agents”). The study analyzed four types of agents and identified their key characteristics, which are likely to determine the level of influence during an information operation, which, in turn, is the main criterion for building a simulation model of content distribution on social networks.
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