Yuan-Xiu He

Analysis of behavioral features and emotional contagion pathways of social bots from a social network perspective: a case study of the Xinjiang cotton controversy

Abstract Study purpose This research investigates how social bots participate in and shape public opinion through behavioral patterns and emotional contagion, using the “Xinjiang Cotton” Twitter discourse as a case study. It aims to advance empirical understanding of bot–human interaction dynamics in geographically sen...