https://social-protocols.org/tags/game-theory/Recent content in Game Theory on Social ProtocolsHugoen-usMon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200https://social-protocols.org/the-law-of-attention/Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200https://social-protocols.org/the-law-of-attention/In this article, I argue that we can apply game theory to explain and control the behaviors that dominate in an online community. Not only can game theory explain why misinformation and abuse are so common in social platforms, it can be used to design social platforms that will be filled with honest, informed, civil, and behavior.https://social-protocols.org/truthtelling-games/Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200https://social-protocols.org/truthtelling-games/In this article, I will use game theory to explain why, under certain conditions, otherwise dishonest Internet people will behave with scrupulous honesty, and how social platforms can be intentionally engineered to create these conditions.https://social-protocols.org/give-truth-the-advantage/Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200https://social-protocols.org/give-truth-the-advantage/Everyone knows that the infamous social media algorithms promote the spread of false and misleading information on the Internet. But could they be engineered to do the opposite?