Social Robots and Internet Opinion Rights

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jnme.202410404

Author(s)

Zeyang Feng1, Zefeng Wang2, Lianxin Hu2

Affiliation(s)

1Anding College, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang,China 2School of Information Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China

Abstract

Against the background that the Internet social media ecosystem has formed a symbiotic state of "human+social robot", social robots play an important role in shaping media agendas and influencing online public opinion. In order for China to cope with a series of media agendas created by other countries using social robots to influence Chinese public opinion, this paper logically deconstructs the defense system and self-defense strategies, and argues that in order to effectively deal with media agendas guided by social robots, and we should take measures such as AI screening of public social accounts, introducing relevant regulations to standardize the behavior of the media, and preventing the interference of other countries' capital and social bots. We should also take measures to prevent social bots from interfering with Chinese public opinion. For example, in terms of self-defense strategy, we should actively deploy social robots overseas to grasp the public sentiment and public opinion of other countries, and realize the division of public opinion camps in other countries, so as to show China's great-power demeanor and create a more open and tolerant world public opinion space.

Keywords

Social Robot; Media Agenda Setting; Internet Public Opinion Right; Defense System; Self-defence Strategy

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