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Research on the mechanisms and governance of online collective action has become a crucial aspect of corporate crisis management. This study constructs an online social network with scale-free (BA) characteristics, defines individual properties and interaction rules based on the SIR model, and simulates the outbreak and intervention of online collective actions. The findings indicate that netizens with similar cognitions spontaneously form virtually clustered groups under the influence of triggering events, progressing through emotional arousal, emotional expression, and emotional mobilization, ultimately leading to large-scale online collective action. Collective actions initiated by opinion leaders tend to be more widespread, sudden, and persistent. 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