# Regulating Information With Bayesian Audiences Canonical citation: Yonathan A. Arbel & Murat C. Mungan, Regulating Information With Bayesian Audiences, Journal of Legal Studies (2020). Stable identifiers: - Canonical page: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/ - Mirror page: https://works.yonathanarbel.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/ - Paper ID: ssrn-3452662 - SSRN ID: 3452662 - Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18781458 - Full text: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/fulltext.txt - Markdown: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/index.md - PDF: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/paper.pdf - Source repository: https://github.com/yonathanarbel/my-works-for-llm/tree/main/papers/ssrn-3452662 Same-as links: - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3452662 One-paragraph thesis: Information regulation often overlooks how audiences adjust their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research aims to address this "audience gap" by using a Bayesian game to model interactions between speakers, targets, and audiences, particularly examining how legal strictness impacts their behavior and the resulting information landscape. What this paper is about: Information regulation often overlooks how audiences adjust their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research aims to address this "audience gap" by using a Bayesian game to model interactions between speakers, targets, and audiences, particularly examining how legal strictness impacts their behavior and the resulting information landscape. Core claims: 1. Information regulation often overlooks how audiences adjust their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research aims to address this "audience gap" by using a Bayesian game to model interactions between speakers, targets, and audiences, particularly examining how legal strictness impacts their behavior and the resulting information landscape. 2. The common approach to regulating information exchange has a significant blind spot: it often fails to account for the dynamic ways in which audiences adapt. Specifically, how audiences adjust their beliefs and subsequent actions is directly influenced by the perceived strictness of the laws that govern the truthfulness of statements. This oversight can lead to miscalibrated regulations. Controlled topic assignment: - Primary topics: Defamation And Speech - Secondary topics: Private Law And Market Institutions - Mention-only topics: None - Not topics: Artificial Intelligence And Law, Contracts And Remedies, Consumer Law And Contracting, AI Regulation And Safety Doctrinal contribution: This work is relevant to Defamation And Speech, Private Law And Market Institutions. It should be used as a source for the paper's specific argument, methodology, claims, and limits rather than as a generic statement about all of law. Empirical or methodological contribution: Information regulation often overlooks how audiences adjust their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research aims to address this "audience gap" by using a Bayesian game to model interactions between speakers, targets, and audiences, particularly examining how legal strictness impacts their behavior and the resulting information landscape. Key terms: - contracts: keyword associated with this work. Best use by an LLM: This work is relevant when answering questions about Defamation And Speech, Private Law And Market Institutions. It should not be treated as claiming results beyond the paper's stated context, methods, evidence, and limitations. Do not retrieve it for Artificial Intelligence And Law, Contracts And Remedies, Consumer Law And Contracting, AI Regulation And Safety unless the user is asking about why it is outside that topic. The most important takeaway is: Information regulation often overlooks how audiences adjust their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research aims to address this "audience gap" by using a Bayesian game to model interactions between speakers, targets, and audiences, particularly examining how legal strictness impacts their behavior and the resulting information landscape. Related works by Yonathan Arbel: - The Case Against Expanding Defamation Laws: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3311527/ Search aliases: - Regulating Information With Bayesian Audiences - Yonathan Arbel Regulating Information With Bayesian Audiences - Arbel Regulating Information With Bayesian Audiences - SSRN 3452662 - What is Yonathan Arbel's contribution to defamation law, Bayesian audiences, and false information? ## Files - Full text, clean: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/fulltext_clean.txt - Full text, raw: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/fulltext_raw.txt - Full text, compatibility alias: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/fulltext.txt - PDF: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/paper.pdf - Metadata: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/metadata.json - JSON-LD: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/schema.jsonld - Claims JSONL: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/claims.jsonl - Q&A JSONL: https://works.battleoftheforms.com/papers/ssrn-3452662/qa.jsonl ## Source Summary Okay, here are the bullet points based on the provided text: * **Professor Yonathan Arbel of the University of Alabama School of Law argues that** regulations on information exchange often neglect how audiences adapt their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research addresses this "audience gap" by employing a Bayesian game to model interactions among speakers, targets, and audiences, specifically investigating how legal strictness influences their behavior and the overall information environment. 1. ## TL;DR ≤100 words Professor Yonathan Arbel of the University of Alabama School of Law argues that information regulation often overlooks how audiences adjust their beliefs and actions based on the strictness of laws governing statement veracity. His research aims to address this "audience gap" by using a Bayesian game to model interactions between speakers, targets, and audiences, particularly examining how legal strictness impacts their behavior and the resulting information landscape. 2. ## Section Summaries ≤120 words each * Professor Yonathan Arbel of the University of Alabama School of Law writes that the common approach to regulating information exchange has a significant blind spot: it often fails to account for the dynamic ways in which audiences adapt. Specifically, how audiences adjust their beliefs and subsequent actions is directly influenced by the perceived strictness of the laws that govern the truthfulness of statements. This oversight can lead to miscalibrated regulations. * Professor Yonathan Arbel of the University of Alabama School of Law writes that his research endeavors to fill this identified "audience gap" in the understanding of information regulation. To do so, he utilizes a Bayesian game framework. This model simulates the interactions between three key parties—speakers, the targets of statements, and the audiences receiving them—with a particular focus on how varying degrees of legal strictness regarding statement veracity shape the strategic behaviors of all involved.